A First War 79Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge Hold India in June 1861

India in June 1861

With one strap still secured

Both the front and rear visors are secured to the Shako by a narrow horizontal strip of mid-brown lacquered leather which is machine stitched all along the bottom edge

An RAD Long Service Award for Men

Grave 2 and is commemorated on page 496 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

A First War 79Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge Hold India in June 1861Canada: Pickled copper, unmarked, 37. 5 mm x 45 mm, both lugs intact, very light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The 79th Infantry Battalion was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 24, 1916 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. Clinglan. In England, the Battalion was