A First War 47Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Archive TALAVERA 1809

TALAVERA 1809

MacDowell was later transferred to the 15th Infantry Battalion "48th Highlanders of Canada" and was with the 15th when he was Killed in Action

but typical badge by "Forster & Barth" manufacture

this time stating his trade as that of Miner

A First War 47Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Archive TALAVERA 1809A First War 47th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 39. 5 mm x 42. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at New Westminster. The Battalion sailed November 13, 1915, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. N. Winsby with a strength of 36 officers and 1,114 other ranks. The Battalion served in