Wwi 163Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef certificate_of_authenticity voluntary enlistment was unregulated and

voluntary enlistment was unregulated and skilled men were joining up and leaving companies with a shortage of skilled labour essential to maintaining the country's war capability

French gold hallmark on obverse bottom

then hospitalized at 1st Western General Hospital in Fazakerley at Liverpool on October 8th

measures 63mm

Accompanied by full service records from the National Archives of Canada

Wwi 163Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef certificate_of_authenticity voluntary enlistment was unregulated andWWI 163rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Pickled brass, maker marked "E. V. LAMONTAGNE LIMITED" on the reverse, 40. 7 mm x 47. 7 mm, intact lugs, better than extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. On May 24, 1916 the Battalion was moved to Bermuda for garrison duty. On November 27, 1916 the Battalion sailed for England under the