Canada, Cef. A 218Th Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Irish" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive white cotton backer with a

white cotton backer with a white lace

subsequently returning to the lines and was promoted to Captain in November 1916

obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Napoleon wearing a wreath of laurel leaves

indicating silver and manufacture by Steinhauer & Lück

(Heer Kradschützentruppe Schulterklappen)

Canada, Cef. A 218Th Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Irish" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive white cotton backer with aIn gilt on brass, measuring 44 mm (w) x 49. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, green oxidation evident on the reverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Edmonton, Alberta with mobilization headquarters at Victoria under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed February 17, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. K. Cornwall with a strength of 32 officers and 883 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was