Canada, Cef. A 235Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction impressed "B" and "14712" on

impressed "B" and "14712" on the reverse

Each measures 71mm in diameter (nearly 3 inches)

With original case reading "Beobachterabz"

for convoy escort duty between the west coast and Pearl Harbor until January 13

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Canada, Cef. A 235Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction impressed "B" and "14712" onIn pickled brass, voided, measuring 42. 8 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear in the pickled finish, scratch mark on the lion's brow, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Belleville under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed May 3, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S. B. Scobel with a strength of 19 officers and 438 other ranks. They