Canada. A 171St Infantry Battalion "The Quebec Rifles" Cap Badge Buy Now reverse centre with institution date

reverse centre with institution date of 24 II 1928

reverse with raised inscription of “GROSSER PREIS UM DAS BRAUNE BAND DEUTSCHLANDS

by whose devotion a nation lives

In die-stamped metal with a gold-coloured gilt

A circular silvered metal (magnetic)

Canada. A 171St Infantry Battalion "The Quebec Rifles" Cap Badge Buy Now reverse centre with institution dateIn pickled copper, measuring 42. 5 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Quebec City under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 24, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Sir W. Price with a strength of 27 officers and 574 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 148th Infantry