A First War 100Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge Auction COLUMBINE)

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A First War 100Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge Auction COLUMBINE)Canada: Blackened brass, unmarked, 38. 5 mm x 52. 2 mm, replacement lugs, glue residue evident on the reverse from previous board mounting, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on September 18, 1916 aboard the S. S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Mitchell with a