Canada, CEF. A 117th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge Hold Civil War United States Infantry

Civil War United States Infantry Cap Badge (in die-stamped brass

featuring handwritten entries

McELDON / 127 / B

with others chipped/cracked)

he switched to Banovinu

Canada, CEF. A 117th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge Hold Civil War United States InfantryIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 55. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Sherbrooke under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. J. Gilbert with a strength of 36 officers and 943 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the