Canada, Commonwealth. A 1st Canadian Parachute Corps Bakelite Cap Badge Auction Archive Grave Reference: II

Grave Reference: II

forcing a transfer to the Invalided Soldiers' Commission (ISC) Sanatorium for further treatment

marked “FR”

the cross mounted to a base with eight arms bearing faceted rays

Peters was drafted in May of 1916

Canada, Commonwealth. A 1st Canadian Parachute Corps Bakelite Cap Badge Auction Archive Grave Reference: IIIn bakelite, a cap badge with two lugs on the reverse and backed by removable red felt patch, measures 39. 6 mm (w) x 38. 8 mm (h), highly detailed and scarce, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: Formed in 1942 during the Second World War, the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was Canadas first airborne infantry unit, created to provide strategic and tactical airborne capability within the Allied forces. The battalion trained extensively in the