Wwi 238Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive 1914 at Quebec City

1914 at Quebec City

One entry is pasted in on the following page mentioning awards noted in his Soldbuch which were not previously mentioned in his Wehrpass

and commenced night raids with a "Gardening" mission on May 2

three of whom were killed in action

diamond-shaped maker mark stamped in black ink in the centre of the dome inscribed "J

Wwi 238Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive 1914 at Quebec CityWWI 238th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge Pickled brass, voided, unmarked, 40. 8 mm x 45. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Ontario and Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Valcartier under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed September 11, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Smith with a strength of 44 officers and 1,088 other ranks. In