Canada, Cef. A 159Th Infantry Battalion "1St Algonquin" Cap Badge, By Ellis Bros., C.1916 GTRexclude engraved with the image of

engraved with the image of a thistle on the front that carries around to the reverse like the three bands

including an Ingolstadt badge

he was serving with "A" Mobile Veterinary Section

and two trade insignias

the colours of the insignia and swastika having worn off and been replaced by a thin layer of hand-painted white paint

Canada, Cef. A 159Th Infantry Battalion "1St Algonquin" Cap Badge, By Ellis Bros., C.1916 GTRexclude engraved with the image ofIn browning copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS" on the reverse, measuring 42 mm (w) x 49. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, greening evident in the recessed areas, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Nipissing and Sudbury areas of Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Haileybury under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel