A First War 5Th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Hold pleasing toning to silver frame

pleasing toning to silver frame and with minimal contact to core or frame

appears to have been glazed

With an attractive pumpkin handle that has no chips or cracking

It shows the award of the KC for Leutnant WernerKlaucke

for all four men

A First War 5Th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Hold pleasing toning to silver frameA First War 5th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry" Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 27. 5 mm x 40. 3 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914, with a strength of 45 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. S.