A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils/90Th Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge Newly Listed (1608 PTE A

(1608 PTE A

similar buckle is illustrated on p

Instituted in 1444 or 1445 by Gerhard VII

Under the car was a duffel bag

A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils/90Th Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge Newly Listed (1608 PTE ACanada; Pickled copper, unmarked, 46 mm (w) x 39 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Brandon and Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Port Arthur and Kenora, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. J. Lipsett with a strength of 45 officers and 1,085 other ranks.