Canada, CEF. A 99th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, Type I Newly Listed 20 February 1944

20 February 1944

with strong loss of red enamel and general contact

Silver War Badge (silver

RYAN / MANUFACTURING JEWELER" on the pocket on the inside panel

Canada, CEF. A 99th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, Type I Newly Listed 20 February 1944In pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 41 mm (w) x 47. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, traces of greening evident below the buckle, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Essex County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Windsor under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 31, 1916 aboard the S. S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. B. Welch with a strength of