Canada, Cef. A 48Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 Hold soft to the touch field

soft to the touch field grey wool that is extremely clean

as was documented in the London Gazette of June 23

the cap measuring 190 mm x 240 mm x 110 mm in height

overall very fine condition - one ribbon slightly soiled from age

Canada, Cef. A 48Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 Hold soft to the touch fieldIn blackened copper, measuring 35. 7 mm (w) x 37. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915, with the mobilization headquarters at Victoria. The Battalion sailed July 1, 1915 aboard the R. M. S. Grampian, with a strength of 38 officers and 1,020 other ranks, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. J. H. Holmes, arriving in