A First War 79Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge Hold underside of the headband with

underside of the headband with a navy blue felt pad

Three days after completing his sentence

The lining is stamped in black ink "Wernofeh" (WERkgemeinschaft der NOthilfe FEHrenbach = worker's cooperative) above a series of numbers "41

Comes with Service Wounded Stripe

as well as “A”

A First War 79Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge Hold underside of the headband withCanada: Pickled copper, unmarked, 37. 5 mm x 45 mm, both lugs intact, very light contact and surface wear, 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