Wwi 2Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1St Version Newly Listed with an enameled shield

with an enameled shield

Militia Training Centre

for which purpose he appointed a Polish painter to his Court

Underneath

Good details however lacking fine workmanship of earlier badges

Wwi 2Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1St Version Newly Listed with an enameled shieldWWI 2nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1st Version Two piece construction, browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse, 42. 7 mm x 44. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario 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 1,098 other ranks under the command