Canada, Cef. A 242Nd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge GTRexclude Geach had a narrow escape

Geach had a narrow escape from death

small enamel chipping/repair on reverse center

New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs

He managed to land the plane despite severe damage to his heart and lungs

three weeks shy of his fourteenth birthday

Canada, Cef. A 242Nd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge GTRexclude Geach had a narrow escapeIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 31. 5 mm (w) x 49. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 23, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. B. White with a strength of 44 officers and 1,006 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the Canadian Forestry Corps.