A First War Cef 40Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Colombian coat-of-arms stamped in bronze

Colombian coat-of-arms stamped in bronze gilt and inscribed "III" in black ink above on the lid

down the Kokoda Track towards Isurava

both sides with a beaded rim

in bronzed fine zinc

A First War Cef 40Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Colombian coat-of-arms stamped in bronzeCanada; Browning copper, unmarked, lacquered, 35. 7 mm x 38 mm, both prongs intact, contact marks, very fine. The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia, under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1st 1915, with mobilization headquarters at Halifax (Aldershot). The Battalion left Canada on October 8, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. Vincent with a strength of 45 officers and 1,090 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the