the reverse with a handwritten inscription of “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEIN 25 JÄHRIGEN DIENST JUBILÄUM AN 4
measuring 25 mm (w) x 20 mm (h)
and Order of the Rising Sun
each constructed of cardboard-reinforced blue wool and bearing four bands of silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with black threading
Two and a half weeks after enlisting
Canada, Cef. A 176Th Infantry Battalion "Niagara Rangers" Cap Badge GTRexclude the reverse with a handwrittenIn pickled copper, measuring 43. 2 mm (w) x 49. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear in the pickled finish, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Counties of Lincoln and Welland, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at St. Catharines under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed April 19, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. Sharpe with a strength of 18 officers and 446 other ranks. In