Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1963.042.005ab |
Object Name |
Badge, Military |
Other Name |
Badge, Cap |
Title |
58th Battalion Badge |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Year Range from |
1917 |
Year Range to |
1919 |
Place of Origin |
Canada |
Description |
One 58 Overseas Battalion, Canada, (hat?) badge. Maple leaf shape and made of brass. Still has its split pin fastener. |
Provenance |
Probably belonged to/issued to John Wesley Ritchie of Berkeley, Grey County, who served overseas during the First World War, originally with the 147th Grey (Overseas) Battalion (created in 1915), which was disbanded and drafted into other units that needed reinforcements after they reached England. Subsequently owned by his wife, May Ritchie. |
Collection |
Military, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Brass?/Metal |
Found |
Clarksburg, Town of the Blue Mountains, Grey County |
People |
Ritchie, John Wesley |
Subjects |
World War I (First World War/The Great War) |
Search Terms |
147th Grey Battalion 58th Battalion |