Canada, CEF. A Rare 248th Infantry Battalion Officer's Cap Badge Province of China Shield of textbook German manufacture

Shield of textbook German manufacture

with the inscription "DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE 1915" surrounding it in enamels

Midland Regiment Cap Badge (two-piece construction

A similar buckle is illustrated on page 433 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

bound by dual Chicago screws

Canada, CEF. A Rare 248th Infantry Battalion Officer's Cap Badge Province of China Shield of textbook German manufactureIn pickled brass, voided, with heavily toned silver overlay, unmarked, measuring 52 mm (w) x 45. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Owen Sound under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed June 2, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Rorke with a strength of 13 officers and 259 other ranks. In