Two First War 253rd Infantry Battalion Insignia Newly Listed Tommy Douglas

Tommy Douglas

5 mm x 42 mm with a 31

silver gilt and red enamelled insignia affixed to an enamelled silver gilt cross base

he was invalided to England and transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone on May 29th

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Two First War 253rd Infantry Battalion Insignia Newly Listed Tommy DouglasTwo First War 253rd Infantry Battalion Insignia Collar Tab: pickled brass, maker marked "KINNEAR & DESTERRE" on the reverse, 26 mm x 34. 5 mm, intact lugs; and Shoulder Title: bronze, unmarked, 27. 3 mm x 38. 5 mm, intact lugs, one of two pins intact. Light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Kingston under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed