A First War 78Th Canadian Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction documentby Partisan

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with his "breath sounds markedly diminished"

Agnes Callaway (nee Ward)

he embarked the United Kingdom for service in North West Europe on August 17th

A First War 78Th Canadian Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction documentby PartisanA First War 78th Canadian Infantry Battalion Cap Badge "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Brass, unmarked, 38 mm x 44. 3 mm, intact lugs, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Kirkcaldy with a strength of 37 officers and 1,097 other ranks. The Battalion served in France