Canada, CEF. A 82nd Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge Archive A Memorial Cross to the

A Memorial Cross to the "Suicide Battalion" for Vimy Ridge - A Canadian Memorial Cross and Memorial Plaque awarded in remembrance of Private C

consisting of a red and white cotton base

with mobilization headquarters at Sherbrooke under the authority of G

28 mm x 352 mm

representative of a Grand Cross

Canada, CEF. A 82nd Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge Archive A Memorial Cross to theIn browning copper, voided, measuring 35 mm (w) x 42. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion left Canada on May 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Lowry with a strength of 34 officers and 1,006 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion in England. It was disbanded