Canada, Cef. A 96Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Glengarry Badge Archive hand-engraved insignia on a circular

hand-engraved insignia on a circular base

A 1869 Abyssinian War Medal - (DAVA SAGAYEN SAPPERS & MINERS)

measuring 49 mm (w) x 49 mm (h))

loss of purple enamels on 12 o'clock arm

including Houlgate

Canada, Cef. A 96Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Glengarry Badge Archive hand-engraved insignia on a circularIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 47. 5 mm (w) x 53. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks on the "96", surface wear on the crown, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatoon and district with mobilization headquarters at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 27, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Glenn with a strength of 29 officers