Canada, CEF. An 88th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Fusiliers" Cap Badge, Type I with "CEF" GTRexclude circumscribed by a white-enamelled ring

circumscribed by a white-enamelled ring

the interior features a white enamel silk lid marked TANFANI & BERTARELLI ROMA

During WWI

LCPL Anthony M

when conditions underground were still unknown and there were all manner of possible risks - further explosions

Canada, CEF. An 88th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Fusiliers" Cap Badge, Type I with "CEF" GTRexclude circumscribed by a white-enamelled ringIn browning brass, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 40. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks and surface wear on the obverse, residue evident in the recessed areas from cleaning on the reverse, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Victoria, British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed June 2, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. J. R. Cullin with a strength of 34