Canada, CEF. A 175th Infantry Battalion "Medicine Hat Battalion" Cap Badge, Type II with "Overseas 175 Battalion" GTRexclude Francis Joseph Woodrow Sauriol was

Francis Joseph Woodrow Sauriol was born on 1st February 1918 in Chapeau

all on a field of diamonds

The subject is in full uniform with epaulettes and a bicorn-style hat with a multi-coloured fringe clutched under his arm

a War Merit Cross Second Class ribbon with Swords

Canada, CEF. A 175th Infantry Battalion "Medicine Hat Battalion" Cap Badge, Type II with "Overseas 175 Battalion" GTRexclude Francis Joseph Woodrow Sauriol wasIn pickled brass, voided, unmarked, measuring 36 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), both lugs and pin intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Medicine Hat district of Alberta with mobilization headquarters at Medicine Hat under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed October 4, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel N. Spencer with a strength of 30 officers and 847 other ranks. It was