Canada, CEF. A 56th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It is unmarked with the

It is unmarked with the exception of a maker’s mark on the reverse ricasso of “MAUSER A

Under active treatment there had been some improvement

with typical German style pin and catch on reverse

each of the buttons with a magnetic metal core

November 26th

Canada, CEF. A 56th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Battalion" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It is unmarked with theIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 35. 8 mm (w) x 38. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 23, 1916 aboard the S. S. Baltic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. C. G. Armstrong with a strength of 40 officers and 1,070 other ranks, arriving in