COVENT GARDEN" maker label sewn upside down inside the pocket
386th Anti Aircraft Artillery Aircraft Warning Battalion at Camp Edwards
of very fine quality make by “Rothe”
the tab is backed with beige buckram backing (a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue)
constructed of pressed paper
Canada. A 22Nd Infantry Battalion "Canadiens Francais" (Vandoos) Cap Badge, C.1915 Hold COVENT GARDEN" maker label sewnIn browning copper, maker marked "CARON FRRES MONTREAL 1914" on the reverse, measuring 52. 5 mm (w) x 37. 5 mm (h), both lugs bent back but intact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec and mobilized in St. Jean, Quebec under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1915 with a strength of 36 officers and 1,097 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. M. Gaudet. The Battalion