Canada. A First War 224Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Newly Listed After the Enabling Act of

After the Enabling Act of 1933

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Footnote: Valentine William "Bill" Henry Hansen enlisted as Gunner (M-3246) at No

A II Class neck badge in silver gilt

Canada. A First War 224Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Newly Listed After the Enabling Act ofIn pickled copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Hemsley, measuring 45. 7 mm (w) x 47. 5 mm (h), both lugs and pin intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The 224th Infantry Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario on July 15, 1916, under the authority of G. O. 69, with its mobilization headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. The battalion sailed for England on May 19, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. McDougall, with a strength of