Canada, CEF. A 99th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, Type I GTRexclude It is awarded to Catholics

It is awarded to Catholics and non-Catholics and

stamped "SOLID NICKEL" on the bottom of both stirrups

an octagonal badge with a central superimposed Austrian eagle with the crest on its chest

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The Battalion was raised in New Brunswick with mobilization headquarters at Saint John under the authority of G

Canada, CEF. A 99th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, Type I GTRexclude It is awarded to CatholicsIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 41 mm (w) x 47. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, traces of greening evident below the buckle, very light contact, near 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