Canada, CEF. A 173rd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Cap Badge Hold The plate measures 13

The plate measures 13

inscribed "Adalbert Matkowsky" at the upper left

The shell is adorned with thirty-nine Canadian Expeditionary Force badges in browning copper

It is contained in a slender  black wooden frame behind a flat pane of glass

bringing sufficient supplies for both his own and Wilkinson's division

Canada, CEF. A 173rd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Cap Badge Hold The plate measures 13In browning copper, voided, maker marked "GEO. H. LEES & CO. 1916" on the reverse, measuring 47 mm (w) x 43. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, the maker marked partially obscured, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Hamilton, Ontario, under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 14, 1916 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Bruce with a strength of 32