"He was the ideal colonel
General Assault Badge - In zinc
perforated with three holes for attachment
maker marked and dated "J
the label printed in red and black inks
Canada, CEF. A 209Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction "He was the ideal colonelIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 51. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Swift Current, Saskatchewan under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 3, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. O. Smyth with a strength of 29 officers and 915 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve