2Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Archive if one compares it to

if one compares it to the star pictured (page 60) in Lars Stevnsborgs recent book on Danish orders it is clear both were struck from the same die

pin on reverse

ground fine

maker marked FEC

held in place via intact lugs and pin

2Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Archive if one compares it to2nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Militia Period (1920 1936). White metal, unmarked, 41. 3 mm x 47. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern 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 with a strength of 45 officers and 1,098 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. Watson. The