A First War Canadian Light Horse; 19Th Alberta Dragoons Cap Badge Auction On June 1st

On June 1st

Thrush is accounted as 1 of 22 ships that were not entitled to a bar

fell the unenviable task of capturing four Chinese destroyers lying between Taku and Tongku

surrounded by the inscription "BRITISH COUNTIES AND OVERSEA STATES"

and a Farmer by occupation

A First War Canadian Light Horse; 19Th Alberta Dragoons Cap Badge Auction On June 1stA First War Canadian Light Horse; 19th Alberta Dragoons Cap Badge; In brass gilt on bronze, voided, marked J. R. Gaunt, London, 54 mm x 43 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Canadian Light Horse regiment was formed by volunteers from the Royal North West Mounted Police, the 1st Hussars, the 16th Light Horse, and the 19th Alberta Dragoons, with each unit wearing its own badges.