Canada, CEF. A 117th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The side cap is fabricated

The side cap is fabricated from a fine dark gray wool on the exterior

measuring 25 mm (w) x 9 mm (h)

It features a 31 cm-long

marked kokoshnik assay mark on reverse of the 6 o’clock ball finial and 3 o’clock ball finial

Canada, CEF. A 117th Infantry Battalion "Eastern Township Battalion" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The side cap is fabricatedIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 55. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Sherbrooke under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. J. Gilbert with a strength of 36 officers and 943 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the