In pickled copper, voided, measuring 37.5 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear in the pickling, near extremely fine.
Footnote: The 79th Infantry Battalion was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon, Manitoba under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 24, 1916 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel G. Clinglan. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 17th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.

