53Rd Sherbrooke Battalion Of Infantry Officer's Helmet Plate, C. 1880 Newly Listed 95th Battalion Cap Badge

95th Battalion Cap Badge

Captain Gibbons' fight to obtain reinstatement to active duty was aided by former President Theodore Roosevelt

maker marked "ROYAL MINT" on the inside lid

Strachan was appointed Acting Sergeant at Caesar's Camp

thin pin on reverse is period replacement

53Rd Sherbrooke Battalion Of Infantry Officer's Helmet Plate, C. 1880 Newly Listed 95th Battalion Cap Badge53rd Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry Officer's Helmet Plate, c. 1880 104 mm x 130 mm, fine quality stamped brass, gilded in gold, in near mint condition. Will not find a better example. Footnote: The Sherbrooke Regiment was initially formed in 1866 as the Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry, becoming the 53rd (Sherbrooke) Battalion in 1867. The Regiment provided volunteers for the 12th Battalion, Canadadian Expeditionary Force in 1914. The following