Canada, Cef. A 258Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction pushing through Belgium and northern

pushing through Belgium and northern France to the Channel coast

hand chased letters and floral motif

Infantry Regiment (later renamed Grenadier Regiment) 851

Both measuring 32 mm (w) x 100 mm (l)

leaving a clear thumb wear mark

Canada, Cef. A 258Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction pushing through Belgium and northernIn pickled brass, measuring 41. 3 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact but pinched, contact marks, surface wear evident on the lion's face and on both fleur de lis, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Quebec City, Quebec under the authority of G. O. 63, June 15, 1917. The Battalion sailed October 16, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. E. Blondin with a strength of 16