An oval badge constructed of gilded zink
1 Canadian General Hospital on November 4th
the top one inscribed ""UTICA
A Long Service Medal to Able Seaman W
the obverse depicting a mobile swastika
Canada, CEF. A 44th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, Type I with Wheat Sheaf Archive An oval badge constructed ofIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 35. 8 mm (w) x 43. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, residue evident in the recessed areas from cleaning, near extremely fine. Footnote: The 44th Infantry Battalion was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. Mobilization headquarters was also in Winnipeg. The Battalion left Canada October 23, 1915 with a strength of 36 officers and 1,076 other ranks under the command of