Canada, CEF. A 48th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Hold while the edge are semi-sharpened

while the edge are semi-sharpened

a component of the 2nd Balloon Wing on the Western Front

3 mm (h) insignia secured in place via lugs and pin

38 mm pin on reverse

but with the silvering nearly completely preserved

Canada, CEF. A 48th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Hold while the edge are semi-sharpenedIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 40. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915, with the mobilization headquarters at Victoria. The Battalion sailed July 1, 1915 aboard the R. M. S. Grampian, with a strength of 38 officers and 1,020 other ranks, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. J. H. Holmes, arriving in England on July