Canada, Cef. A 258Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction hand chased letters and floral

hand chased letters and floral motif

The Second Bomb Group was a principle player in the fortunes of the 15th Air Force having already served in Algeria

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Both measuring 32 mm (w) x 100 mm (l)

Infantry Regiment (later renamed Grenadier Regiment) 851

Canada, Cef. A 258Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction hand chased letters and floralIn pickled brass, measuring 41. 3 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact but pinched, contact marks, surface wear evident on the lion's face and on both fleur de lis, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Quebec City, Quebec under the authority of G. O. 63, June 15, 1917. The Battalion sailed October 16, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. E. Blondin with a strength of 16