Canada, CEF. A 207th Infantry Battalion "Ottawa and Carleton Overseas Battalion" Cap Badge, Type I without "Overseas" consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked "Deschler"

maker marked "Deschler"

An extremely well preserved copy of Mentioned in Despatches of the C

all with a dark patina

the top edge of both rising peaks and the fold down flaps trimmed in gold-coloured bullion wire in a thatched pattern

Cap Badge: in brass

Canada, CEF. A 207th Infantry Battalion "Ottawa and Carleton Overseas Battalion" Cap Badge, Type I without "Overseas" consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked "Deschler"In pickled brass, voided, unmarked, measuring 32. 8 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The 207th Infantry Battalion was raised in the county of Carleton, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Ottawa under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed June 2, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C. W. McLean with a strength of 27 officers and 652 other ranks. In