Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Hold Institution Date: February 14

Institution Date: February 14

Instituted 1798 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz

at the age of 71

quadruple staple-bound

in very worn condition

Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Hold Institution Date: February 14In pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 37 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moosomin under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 2, 1917 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Gillis with a strength of 24 officers and 634 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England