A First War 217Th Infantry Battalion "Qu'appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed Helsinki was still under Russian

Helsinki was still under Russian control and indeed the Russians had implemented a policy of Russification

mounted to a bronze gilt with dark blue enamelled cross base

Accompanying paperwork on the same CD as his brother's information

By early August

Badge in die stamped silvered tombac

A First War 217Th Infantry Battalion "Qu'appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed Helsinki was still under RussianCanada: Pickled copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by R. J. Inglis Limited, 37 mm x 45 mm, both lugs intact, light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moosomin under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 2, 1917 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Gillis with a strength