Canada, Cef. A 249Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1917 Auction Archive for 25 years of service

for 25 years of service

engraver marked "E PRATI" on the obverse

featuring clusters of five rays of different length in each quadrant

surrounded by a blue enameled ring bearing the Order’s institution date of “1850”

Canada, Cef. A 249Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1917 Auction Archive for 25 years of serviceIn pickled brass, voided, measuring 44. 7 mm (w) x 50. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Regina under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed February 21, 1918 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C. B. Keenlyside with a strength of 15 officers and 709 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into