Canada, Cef. A 78Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge, C.1915 Hold BODDINGTON

BODDINGTON

while handle is made of synthetic material

reverse with central number “8” circumscribed by inscription “Für treue Dienste in der Polizei” (“For Faithful Service in the Police”)

the obverse with a raised map of Crimea

Canada, Cef. A 78Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge, C.1915 Hold BODDINGTONIn blackened copper, measuring 37 mm (w) x 45. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, traces of the blackening remains, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Kirkcaldy with a strength of 37 officers and 1,097 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 12th