Canada, Cef. A 218Th Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Irish" Cap Badge, C.1916 GTRexclude Fraser was wounded on August

Fraser was wounded on August 20

The blade presents plain with the exception of a maker’s mark on the reverse ricasso reading “SMF

His funeral was conducted the next day

rusted hinge

sold together with an old Daguerreotype photo of man in Naval uniform

Canada, Cef. A 218Th Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Irish" Cap Badge, C.1916 GTRexclude Fraser was wounded on AugustIn gilt on brass, measuring 44 mm (w) x 49. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, green oxidation evident on the reverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Edmonton, Alberta with mobilization headquarters at Victoria under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed February 17, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. K. Cornwall with a strength of 32 officers and 883 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was