Canada, CEF. A Cobourg Heavy Artillery Collar Badge Auction Archive A mixed lot of fives

A mixed lot of fives badges

maker marked "FRANK & REIF STUTTGART-W" on the reverse

measuring 140 mm (w) x 215 mm (h) x 40 mm (d)

set on a 106 mm-long non-magnetic bar with a horizontal pinback and grey wool reverse liner

but three present-day regiments claim descent from the 103rd: the South Alberta Light Horse

Canada, CEF. A Cobourg Heavy Artillery Collar Badge Auction Archive A mixed lot of fivesIn silvered brass, a rare CHB collar badge, measures 42 mm (w) x 33. 6 mm (h), reverse offers a horizontal pin, exhibiting wear to finish, remains very fine. Footnote: The Cobourg Heavy Battery, raised in Cobourg, Ontario, was a First World War unit of the Canadian Garrison Artillery that served overseas as part of the heavy artillery formations supporting the Canadian Corps. Equipped with large calibre guns designed for counter battery fire and long