Canada, CEF. A 249th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Province of China Stitched onto the tunic just

Stitched onto the tunic just above the upper right breast pocket is an insignia consisting of a dark green wool base bearing a hand-embroidered silver aluminum wire Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

War Medal with MID Oak Leaf (silver

Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "711877" on the reverse

The medals were manufactured by Joslin and Park of Denver

the helmet with its original hardware

Canada, CEF. A 249th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Province of China Stitched onto the tunic justIn pickled brass, voided, unmarked, measuring 44. 5 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