A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils" Cap Badge Hold loop marked "800" with original

loop marked "800" with original neck ribbon

He was found to have been illegally absent from camp and deserting H

Accompanied by a Bronze Star Ribbon Bar

good very fine and better (6): M

A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils" Cap Badge Hold loop marked "800" with originalA First War 8th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils" Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 38 mm x 45. 5 mm, intact lugs, cleaned, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Brandon and Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Port Arthur and Kenora, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant