Canada, Cef. A 24Th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Cap Badge Auction Very scarce Croat POW souvenir

Very scarce Croat POW souvenir

the obverse featuring a national eagle with swooped down wings

Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir

with slight fading on the edge of the pages

Canada, Cef. A 24Th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Cap Badge Auction Very scarce Croat POW souvenirIn browning copper, measuring 34. 2 mm (w) x 39 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Montreal, Quebec under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 15, 1915 with a strength of 42 officers and 1,082 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Gunn. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division. It