joining the RAF as an apprentice "Boy Mechanic" in 1920
dual recessed points on the nut' end
He died in April 1972 at the age of 80 years
He enlisted for twelve years' service
one of their parachutes failed to open
Wwi 3Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Hold joining the RAF as anWWI 3rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Browning copper, voided, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, 42. 5 mm x 51 mm, intact lugs and pin, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto 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 Colonel R. Rennie with a strength of