Canada. An 184Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Archive Portage-la-Prairie and Dauphin in Manitoba

Portage-la-Prairie and Dauphin in Manitoba

" It went on to state that "During the afternoon the enemy continued to shell every corner of the village systematically and submitted many casualties on our troops

General Assault Badge -  in silvered zinc

one on the personnel card (43x64mm

the obverse with a black mobile swastika (Hakenkreuz) in the centre within a bed of white paint - note that the paint has started to flake

Canada. An 184Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Archive Portage-la-Prairie and Dauphin in ManitobaIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 50. 5 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), both lugs intact, greening evident on the obverse, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southern Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Sharpe with a strength of 32 officers and 1,042 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was