A First War 5Th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Auction Archive silvered bronze and enamelled base

silvered bronze and enamelled base

Lapland on December 5

Minesweeper War Badge by  Adolf Scholze - Zinc alloy

white metal base with silvered finish to the front plate

and RCAF Identification Tag (sterling silver

A First War 5Th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Auction Archive silvered bronze and enamelled baseA First War 5th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 27. 5 mm x 40. 3 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914, with a strength of 45 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. S.