A First War 75Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction France: Firefighters Devoted Service Medal

France: Firefighters Devoted Service Medal (bronze gilt

but the silvering on the reverse is well preserved

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Victoria and Haliburton Counties of Ontario with mobilzation headquarters at Lindsay under the authority of G

marked "9C" and maker marked "C

was born on November 10

A First War 75Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction France: Firefighters Devoted Service MedalBrowning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT B'HAM" on the reverse, 46. 5 mm x 46. 8 mm, both lugs intact, residue in the recessed ares from cleaning, spotting, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 29, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S. G. Beckett, with a strength of 36 officers