Canada, Cef. A 196Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity a noted scientist and contemporary

a noted scientist and contemporary of Charles Darwin

The cap measures 170 mm x 240 mm x 80 mm

tiny enamel chipping

12 days with the Royal Marines (2 years

Canada, Cef. A 196Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity a noted scientist and contemporaryCanada: Browning copper, maker marked "O. B. ALLAN" on the reverse, 42. 8 mm x 50. 5 mm, both prongs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised from Western Universities with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. S. MacKay with a strength of 32 officers and 974 other ranks. In England, the Battalion