159th Infantry Battalion Other Ranks Cap Badge
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SKU: 04.CAN.0932.001.01.000
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Pickled copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS" on the reverse, measuring 42 mm (w) x 50.5 mm (h), both lugs intact, point on the maple leaf at the lower right bent forward.
This badge was worn by members of the 159th Infantry Battalion.
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 E.F. Armstrong with a strength of 32 officers and 972 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.
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