Canada, Cef. A 21St Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, By Tiptaft, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity Republic: Medal for Victory and

Republic: Medal for Victory and Freedom (bronze gilt

machine embroidered on black woll backing

he later moved to Canada and was a resident of Owen Sound

to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next

Fabricated from a thick leather with a pebbled black finished upper

Canada, Cef. A 21St Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, By Tiptaft, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity Republic: Medal for Victory andIn browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT, B'HAM" on the reverse, measuring 47. 5 mm (w) x 45. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, lacquered on the obverse, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario and mobilized in Kingston, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 4, 1915 with a strength of 42 officers and 1,057 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. St.