A First War 55Th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick.p.e.i. Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed 13 mm x 42 mm

13 mm x 42 mm

with map of the cemetery and map of the area

WILLINGHAM

On August 25th

original ribbon with MERITORIOUS SERVICE Clasp

A First War 55Th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick.p.e.i. Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed 13 mm x 42 mmCanada: Pickled copper, voided, unmarked, 36 mm x 43. 2 mm, both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Sussex, New Brunswick. The Battalion sailed October 30, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Kirkpatrick with a strength of 42 officers and 1,097 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed