Wwi 124Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude circa 1917

circa 1917

He was awarded the Defence Medal

glue residue on the reverse from previous mounting)

He would not surrender and kept on firing until he had used up the last of his ammunition"

Victory (1899

Wwi 124Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude circa 1917Pickled copper, maker marked ELLIS BROS. TORONTO, 46. 5 mm x 47 mm, intact lugs, excellent stamping, crisp detail, nice patina, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 9, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. C. V. Chadwick witha strength of 32 officers and 1,004 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was redesignated