Canada, CEF. A 99th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, Type I GTRexclude Kirkpatrick with a strength of

Kirkpatrick with a strength of 42 officers and 1097 other ranks

Egypt on May 12th

number stamped "42" on the reverse

an octagonal badge with a central superimposed Austrian eagle with the crest on its chest

qualified as a Driver Mechanical Group "C" Class II (March 19

Canada, CEF. A 99th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, Type I GTRexclude Kirkpatrick with a strength ofIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 41 mm (w) x 47. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, traces of greening evident below the buckle, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Essex County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Windsor under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 31, 1916 aboard the S. S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. B. Welch with a strength of