Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1970.063.001 |
Object Name |
Badge, Military |
Other Name |
Badge, Cap |
Title |
147th Grey Overseas Battalion Badge |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Year Range from |
1915 |
Year Range to |
1917 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Ontario |
Description |
Metal insignia badge from 147th Grey (Overseas) Battalion. It is shaped like a maple leaf. It has two lugs at the back side that are secured with a brass split pin fastener in vertical fashion. |
Provenance |
Made between 1915 and 1917 and issued to/worn by a soldier who served in the 147th Grey (Overseas) Battalion. Last owned by Catherine Christie of Owen Sound, Grey County. How she acquired it is unknown. |
Collection |
Military, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Metal/Bronze |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Search Terms |
147th Grey Battalion |
Function |
Insignia worn by a male soldier who belonged to the 147th Grey (Overseas) Battalion. It may have been a cap badge, or a collar dog (they were worn in pairs). |