Description
0mm including crown suspension)
functional clasp closure
engraver marked "VyL" on the obverse
heading to France in April
Footnote: Unterseebootsabwehrschule despite being named as an anti-submarine warfare school was actually an establishment for secretly training new U-boat crews before Germany began openly re-arming
Canada, Cef. A 23Rd Infantry Battalion "Montreal Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive 0mm including crown suspension)In brass, measuring 49. 7 mm (w) x 46. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, tiny green oxidation spot on the obverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Quebec City under the authority of G. O. 26, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 23, 1915 with a strength of 35 officers and 942 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. W. Fisher. In