A First War 217Th Infantry Battalion "Qu'appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed 1871 by Kaiser Wilhelm I

1871 by Kaiser Wilhelm I of Prussia

a disk at the base of the crown inscribed "AL"

A 1936 Sächsische Leipzig Frontsoldaten Kriegsopfer-Ehrentag badge

hallmarked “J

and "38" Collar Insignia (bronze

A First War 217Th Infantry Battalion "Qu'appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed 1871 by Kaiser Wilhelm ICanada: Pickled copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by R. J. Inglis Limited, 37 mm x 45 mm, both lugs intact, light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moosomin under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 2, 1917 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Gillis with a strength