Wwi 156Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Archive intending that it would contain

intending that it would contain the graves of those who died during the Ortona battle and in the fighting in the weeks before and after it

vaulted (42

recipients were required to be at least forty years of age and to have given at least fifteen years’ service

attractive WWI period medal bar

marked W (for Wagner) on the bottom arm

Wwi 156Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Archive intending that it would containWWI 156th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Pickled copper, voided, unmarked, 41 mm x 43. 5 mm, intact lugs, cleaned, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Leeds and Grenvile Counties of Ontario, with mobilization headquarters at Brockville under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 18, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. C. D. Bedell with a strength of 28 officers and 778 other ranks.