Canada, CEF. A 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Cap Badge Republic of 1892 in Enniskillen

1892 in Enniskillen

and Breast Star: bronze gilt with white and dark green enamelled insignia

The other seventeen badges are embroidered

circa 1910 period issue

Footnote: This set of goggles were worn and used by Canadian Royal Flying Corps Pilot Gerald Alfred Learn

Canada, CEF. A 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Cap Badge Republic of 1892 in EnniskillenIn 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