Canada, CEF. A Rare 248th Infantry Battalion Officer's Cap Badge visually-hidden while an additional length of

while an additional length of identical piping lines the outer edge of the crown

Accompanied by the two cardboard boxes of issue (each labelled "94778 / Pte

Each bookend is composed of two wooden blocks with a bronze plate affixed to each

He was promoted to Lieutenant in August

1919 "for being absent from duty" from 6:30 to 14:30 that day

Canada, CEF. A Rare 248th Infantry Battalion Officer's Cap Badge visually-hidden while an additional length ofIn pickled brass, voided, with heavily toned silver overlay, unmarked, measuring 52 mm (w) x 45. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Owen Sound under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed June 2, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Rorke with a strength of 13 officers and 259 other ranks. In