A First War 21St Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction with each unit wearing its

with each unit wearing its own badges

Sold with copied service papers

maker marked GAUNT 53 CONDUIT ST

each with a 23 mm wide securing strap covered by an overlaying weather protecting flap

with a two bladed propeller at the base of the wings

A First War 21St Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction with each unit wearing itsA First War 21st Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 46. 8 mm x 45. 5 mm, intact lugs, light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario and mobilized in Kingston, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 4, 1915 with a strength of 42 officers and 1,057 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. St. P. Hughes. The Battalion