Canada, Cef. Three First War Cap Badges

Includes:

1. 60th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles of Canada" Cap Badge: in browning copper, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), both lugs having been re-soldered in place, one of which is bent back.

2. 61st Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Battalion" Cap Badge: in pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 37.3 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), both lugs intact.

3. 64th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge: in pickled copper, maker marked "R.J. INGLIS LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 35.8 mm (w) x 38.7 mm (h), both lugs intact. Contact marks, ranging from fine to very fine.

Footnotes:

1. The 60th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles of Canada" was raised and mobilized in Montreal, Quebec under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 6, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.A. Gascoigne, with a strength of 40 officers and 1,024 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.

2. The 61st Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Battalion" was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed from Canada on April 5, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.J. Murray with a strength of 37 officers and 1,091 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England on the 12th. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 11th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.

3. The 64th Infantry Battalion was raised in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island with mobilization headquarters at Halifax, Nova Scotia, under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 31, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel H.. Campbell with a strength of 38 officers and 1,089 other ranks. It was broken up in England and provided drafts for the 40th Infantry Battalion and several reserve battalions. The Battalion was disbanded on September 15, 1920.