Canada, CEF. A Rare 248th Infantry Battalion Officer's Cap Badge Province of China Shield of textbook German manufacture

Shield of textbook German manufacture

copper or metal alloy

with the inscription "DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE 1915" surrounding it in enamels

and S72 were destroyed in port by a Soviet air attack

Gallacher was also awarded the British War Medal

Canada, CEF. A Rare 248th Infantry Battalion Officer's Cap Badge Province of China Shield of textbook German manufactureIn 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