Canada, CEF. A 253rd Infantry Battalion "Queen's University Highlanders" Cap Badge Auction measuring 98 mm (w) x

measuring 98 mm (w) x 36 mm (h))

incorporating five brown plastic buttons on the right side

the reverse of the blade is is engraved with the text "In herzlicher Freundschaft

thatched-look on five sides on the exterior

Canada, CEF. A 253rd Infantry Battalion "Queen's University Highlanders" Cap Badge Auction measuring 98 mm (w) xIn pickled brass, voided, maker marked "KINNEAR & DESTERRE" on the reverse, measuring 47. 5 mm (w) x 66 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks, red residue evident around "253", better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Kingston under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed April 29, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. G. C. Campbell with a strength