Canada, Cef. A 56Th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, By R.j.inglis, C.1915 Auction silver gilt with white and

silver gilt with white and blue enamelled insignia

later wrote

Camp Crowder

He signed his Attestation Paper on November 25

Canada, Cef. A 56Th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge, By R.j.inglis, C.1915 Auction silver gilt with white andIn pickled copper, maker marked "R. J. INGLIS LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 36 mm (w) x 38. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 23, 1916 aboard the S. S. Baltic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. C. G. Armstrong with a strength of 40