France, Second Empire. A Bicorne Hat of General’s Great Dress, by E. Bidal, Paris, c.1860 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 58 mm x 116 mm

58 mm x 116 mm

He was transferred and posted to the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in France on July 24th

There are magnetic field gray painted metal upward-pointing loops on either side at the waist for placement of a belt

reverse with raised initial institution date of “1813”

1941 in the rank of Major for his actions in the Battle of Uman

France, Second Empire. A Bicorne Hat of General’s Great Dress, by E. Bidal, Paris, c.1860 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 58 mm x 116 mmA full dress model of the 1852 regulation of General Great Dress, in black felt (Flemish style), bordered by a wide golden braid known as the generals edge with a scalloped crested edge, bearing branches and fruit in the weaving, an ostrich feather is sewn into each exterior edge along the top of the bicorne, a braid of three matte gold twists arcs along the right side doubling around the General Officers button, overlapping a tri colour cockade, the