Canada, Cef. A 23Rd Infantry Battalion "Montreal Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive 0mm including crown suspension)

0mm including crown suspension)

engraver marked "VyL" on the obverse

with moderate to heavy chipping in the black paint of the core

heading to France in April

each measuring 40 mm (w) x 55 mm (l)

Canada, Cef. A 23Rd Infantry Battalion "Montreal Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive 0mm including crown suspension)In brass, measuring 49. 7 mm (w) x 46. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, tiny green oxidation spot on the obverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Quebec City under the authority of G. O. 26, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 23, 1915 with a strength of 35 officers and 942 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. W. Fisher. In