Canada, CEF. A 139th Infantry Battalion "Northumberland Battalion" Cap Badge Auction measuring 11 mm x 11

measuring 11 mm x 11 mm

and Canadian Army Dental Corps Cap Badge (in bronze

two bars (OITUZ

It is accompanied by a OT identity tag

circumscribed by an inscription of “VERESTÄNNE VERSOI VAPAUS” (“YOUR BLOOD GAINED YOUR FREEDOM”)

Canada, CEF. A 139th Infantry Battalion "Northumberland Battalion" Cap Badge Auction measuring 11 mm x 11In pickled brass, unmarked, measuring 40. 7 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Northumberland County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Cobourg, under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 27, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Floyd with a strength of 21 officers and 495 other ranks. In England, the