Canada, Cef. A 56Th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, By R.j.inglis, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity 23 mm x 85 mm

23 mm x 85 mm

wear evident in one corner

Kilmarnock

Ivernia was hired by the British government as a troop transport and was placed under the command of Captain William Thomas Turner

Footnote: This medal was instituted by Pope Pius IX in 1860 and awarded to participants in the Papal forces at the Battle of Castelfidardo

Canada, Cef. A 56Th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, By R.j.inglis, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity 23 mm x 85 mmIn pickled copper, maker marked "R. J. INGLIS LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 36 mm (w) x 38. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 23, 1916 aboard the S. S. Baltic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. C. G. Armstrong with a strength of 40