Canada, CEF. A 48th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Republic of The helmet is flanked on

The helmet is flanked on each side by earpieces constructed of a black bakelite shell with a cork exterior reinforcement

case marked inside of the lid “Rothe & Neffe

with the upper right corners featuring integral loops connecting to a magnetic metal chain with 36 links

and in August 1931

within a wreath composed of a branch of laurel leaves and a branch of oak leaves and acorns

Canada, CEF. A 48th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Republic of The helmet is flanked onIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 40. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915, with the mobilization headquarters at Victoria. The Battalion sailed July 1, 1915 aboard the R. M. S. Grampian, with a strength of 38 officers and 1,020 other ranks, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. J. H. Holmes, arriving in England on July