Canada, CEF. A 60th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles of Canada" Cap Badge, by R.J.Inglis

Item #C5743

$41

In browning copper, maker marked "R.J. INGLIS LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 35.8 mm (w) x 38.5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine.

 

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Montreal, Quebec under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 6, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.A. Gascoigne, with a strength of 40 officers and 1,024 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.