A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils" Cap Badge Hold WWII Defence Medal

WWII  Defence Medal

Following the First World War he became a career officer in the army

dated 1915

9061" on the edge

loop marked "800" with original neck ribbon

A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils" Cap Badge Hold WWII Defence MedalA First War 8th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils" Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 38 mm x 45. 5 mm, intact lugs, cleaned, light contact, near 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