Canada. An 82Nd Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, By Chauncey, C.1915 GTRexclude USS Yankee shifted fire to

USS Yankee shifted fire to an enemy gunboat and a floating battery

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A maltese cross in bronzed tombak with crossed swords between the arms of the cross

Canada. An 82Nd Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, By Chauncey, C.1915 GTRexclude USS Yankee shifted fire toIn browning copper, maker marked "CHAUNCEY" on the reverse, measuring 36 mm (w) x 43. 2 mm (h), both lugs bent back but intact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion left Canada on May 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Lowry with a strength of 34 officers and 1,006 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the