Canada, CEF. A 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Officer's Cap Badge United Republic of number 273464

number 273464

reverse engraved "CAPITANO MARSELLI SERGIO" in the centre and surrounded by the engraved inscription "CASTELNUOVO

held in place via a large silvered pebbled metal button at the neck end

He was transferred to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Works Company on September 15

with a central swooping Luftwaffe eagle

Canada, CEF. A 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Officer's Cap Badge United Republic of number 273464Two piece construction, white metal insignia, mounted to a browning copper maple leaf base, unmarked, measuring 45. 7 mm (w) x 48. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia and mobilized in Halifax under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. A. LeCain with a strength of 42 officers and 1,081 other ranks. The Battalion