A First War 5Th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity Georgiane Gland of Quebec City

Georgiane Gland of Quebec City

The fifth battalion

8th (90th Regiment) Battalion

150 square miles of territory

Four Pieces of Cloth Insignia - From fine to extremely fine

A First War 5Th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity Georgiane Gland of Quebec CityA First War 5th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 27. 5 mm x 40. 3 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914, with a strength of 45 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. S.