Canada, CEF. A 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Cap Badge Archive the obverse depicting a rightward

the obverse depicting a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Josef

and Bosnian Partisans

He was later transferred as a reinforcement to the 8th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils"/"90th Winnipeg Rifles" in the French theatre

(Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

on a black rayon backing

Canada, CEF. A 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Cap Badge Archive the obverse depicting a rightwardIn pickled brass, unmarked, measuring 48. 7 mm (w) x 50. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 24, 1916, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. E. Bowen, with a strength of 27 officers and 746 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve