A First War 27Th Infantry Battalion "City Of Winnipeg Regiment" Cap Badge Auction each with individual gilt numbers

each with individual gilt numbers forming the number "501" near the shoulder seam

Honor Cross with Swords

reads as follows: "1914-1939 1918-1945 IN THE HONOUR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE NAVY ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY OF CANADA WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HERE

His unit was stationed in Italy

A First War 27Th Infantry Battalion "City Of Winnipeg Regiment" Cap Badge Auction each with individual gilt numbersA First War 27th Infantry Battalion "City of Winnipeg Regiment" Cap Badge Browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT", 38. 7 mm x 41. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Ontario and Manitoba, with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 17, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Snider with a strength of 33 officers and 1,039