Canada. A 119th Infantry Battalion "Algoma Overseas Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive Des Moines

Des Moines

26TH REGIMENT FOOT

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) and maker marked "M1/25"

Juweliere K

Badge in zinc alloy

Canada. A 119th Infantry Battalion "Algoma Overseas Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive Des MoinesPickled brass, unmarked, 34. 2 mm (w) x 40. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, green oxidation spot on the reverse, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Algoma and Manitoulin areas of Ontario, with mobilization headquarters at Sault Ste. Marie under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed on August 9, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. P. T. Rowland with a strength of 32