Canada, CEF. A 78th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge Auction Archive from May 21

from May 21

A medal bar for First World War and Police service featuring two awards

he was a fisherman

but at a later date they were issued with dark khaki denim battle fatigues and not all units wore armbands

faintly maker marked “L/54” (Schauerte & Hohfeld

Canada, CEF. A 78th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge Auction Archive from May 21In blackened copper, unmarked, measuring 38. 2 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely 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 Infantry