Manitoba with the 8th Infantry Battalion
when he shot down an enemy nightfighter - his Lancaster was holed in several places in the fuselage
and textured green enamels
2) A Silver grade Mother’s Cross
on loop for suspension (marked 55)
A First War 119Th Infantry Battalion "Algoma Overseas Battalion" Cap Badge Buy Now Manitoba with the 8th InfantryCanada: Pickled brass, unmarked, 35 mm x 42. 8 mm, both lugs intact, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Algoma and Manitoulin areas of Ontario, with mobilization headquarters at Sault Ste. Marie under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed on August 9, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. P. T. Rowland with a strength of 32 officers and 935 other ranks. Upon arrival in