Canada, CEF. A 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Cap Badge Archive on a black rayon backing

on a black rayon backing

Type II with Imperial Crown (1908-1944 Issue)

and to individuals who had rendered particularly meritorious service to the Throne

the obverse depicting a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Josef

Canada, CEF. A 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Cap Badge Archive on a black rayon backingIn pickled brass, unmarked, measuring 48. 7 mm (w) x 50. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 24, 1916, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. E. Bowen, with a strength of 27 officers and 746 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve