Canada, Cef. A 169Th Infantry Battalion "109Th Regiment" Cap Badge, C.1916 Newly Listed inscribed "POLAND" above and "FIRST

inscribed "POLAND" above and "FIRST TO FIGHT" below

it served as a training ship for cadets

A WWII Canadian Memorial Cross to the Merchant Navy - George VI

on a full-length braided neck cord in gold-coloured fine bullion wire and maroon embroidery

The regiment relieved elements of the British 6th Division along the East Poperinghe Line in Belgium

Canada, Cef. A 169Th Infantry Battalion "109Th Regiment" Cap Badge, C.1916 Newly Listed inscribed "POLAND" above and "FIRSTType I with "C. E. F. Rex Vocat". In browning copper, voided, measuring 39. 3 mm in diameter, both lugs intact, surface wear, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed October 26, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. G. Wright with a strength of 32 officers and 887 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into