A First War 43Rd Infantry Battalion Glengarry Badge Auction Richardson soon beginning "infantry-cum-tank" training

Richardson soon beginning "infantry-cum-tank" training

The Prime Minister of Canada

beside a water wheel for irrigation

the twelve o’clock arm with a suspension loop

the 6 o’clock arm bears 1813

A First War 43Rd Infantry Battalion Glengarry Badge Auction Richardson soon beginning "infantry-cum-tank" trainingA First War 43rd Infantry Battalion Glengarry Badge Bronze gilt, unmarked, 52. 5 mm x 57. 3 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba which was also the mobilization headquarters under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion left Canada on June 1, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. M. Thomson with a strength of 40 officers and 998 other ranks. The Battalion served in France