Canada, CEF. A 66th Infantry Battalion Insignia Set

Item #C6389

Price:

$110

Cap Badge: in browning copper, maker marked and dated "JACKSON BROS 1916" on the reverse, measuring 41 mm (w) x 43.2 mm (h), both lugs intact; and Shoulder Title Pair: in browning copper, voided design, unmarked, measuring 31.3 mm (w) x 19 mm (h) each, lugs intact on both badges. Very light contact, near extremely fine.

 

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 28, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.W. McKinery with a strength of 36 officers and 1,071 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion in England and was disbanded on September 15, 1920.