Canada, CEF. A 4th Battalion ‘Central Ontario’ Cap Badge Hold (Knopflöcher)

(Knopflöcher)

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the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union

DEFENSIVE SECTOR and stamped vertically in blue ink with the number "1049904"

situated above a rectangular plaque bearing a raised number “25”

Canada, CEF. A 4th Battalion ‘Central Ontario’ Cap Badge Hold (Knopflöcher)In brass and silver finish, both lugs intact on reverse, unmarked, measures 43. 5 mm (w) x 44. 4 mm (h), minor wear, near very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Labatt, with a strength of 42 officers and 1,084 other ranks. The