Wwi 3Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Hold joining the RAF as an

joining the RAF as an apprentice "Boy Mechanic" in 1920

He was commissioned as a Pilot in 1925

edge stamped

court-mounted with swingbar pinback

Swords on ribbon (Military)

Wwi 3Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Hold joining the RAF as anWWI 3rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Browning copper, voided, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, 42. 5 mm x 51 mm, intact lugs and pin, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. Rennie with a strength of