WWI 158th "Duke of Connaught's Own" Shoulder Title

Item #C2051

Price:

$45
WWI 158th "Duke of Connaught's Own" Shoulder Title -  Browning copper, maker marked "O.B. ALLAN" on the reverse, 15 mm x 53 mm, one prong intact, the other has broken off, light contact, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Vancouver, British Columbia under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel C. Milne with a strength of 31 officers and 966 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 1st Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.