Canada, CEF. A Rare 248th Infantry Battalion Officer's Cap Badge visually-hidden A Second War Canadian Memorial

A Second War Canadian Memorial Cross Group of Five

two small brass United States Navy buttons on either side

Accompanied by the two cardboard boxes of issue (each labelled "94778 / Pte

Each bookend is composed of two wooden blocks with a bronze plate affixed to each

the maker mark on the reverse illegible

Canada, CEF. A Rare 248th Infantry Battalion Officer's Cap Badge visually-hidden A Second War Canadian MemorialIn pickled brass, voided, with heavily toned silver overlay, unmarked, measuring 52 mm (w) x 45. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Owen Sound under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed June 2, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Rorke with a strength of 13 officers and 259 other ranks. In