Wwi 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge Auction catch hallmarked RZM M4/22

catch hallmarked RZM M4/22

Gold grade

Jacket Patch - Patch is 12cm

In a letter from G

then saw a transfer two months afterwards to the 1st Reserve Battalion on November 5th

Wwi 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge Auction catch hallmarked RZM M4/22WWI 99th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge Pickled copper, unmarked, 40. 8 mm x 48 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Essex County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Windsor under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 31, 1916 aboard the S. S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. B. Welch with a strength of 36 officers and 825 other ranks,