Canada, CEF. A 117th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked kokoshnik assay mark on

marked kokoshnik assay mark on reverse of the 6 o’clock ball finial and 3 o’clock ball finial

The tunic is in an overall extremely fine condition

It features a 31 cm-long

the interior of the lid bearing a fully-intact Sprenger label and retaining one of two padded posts meeting the studs

Canada, CEF. A 117th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked kokoshnik assay mark onIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 55. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Sherbrooke under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. J. Gilbert with a strength of 36 officers and 943 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the