Canada, CEF. A 29th Infantry Battalion "Robin's Tigers"/"Vancouver Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I Auction Archive an extremely rare medal in

an extremely rare medal in very fine condition

circumscribed by the inscription “MERENTI” (“MERIT”)

number 460178

women in the WAAC were first sent to the battlefields in France

also with hidden button holes

Canada, CEF. A 29th Infantry Battalion "Robin's Tigers"/"Vancouver Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I Auction Archive an extremely rare medal inIn browning copper, unmarked, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 38. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Vancouver, British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1915 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,090 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. S. Tobin. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 6th