CIUDAD RODRIGO and CORUNNA clasps
with the obverse of the wreath executed in green enamels
Anston stone was chosen because it was cheaper and could be supplied in blocks up to four feet thick and lent itself to elaborate carving
Footnote: This Order is conferred upon partisans
Constructed of red-dyed cotton
Canada, CEF. A 148th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, Type I with "Grand Escvnt Avcta Labore" visually-hidden CIUDAD RODRIGO and CORUNNA claspsIn browning copper, voided, maker marked "BIRKS" on the reverse, measuring 34. 5 mm (w) x 43. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. The Battalion was raised in the Montreal area of Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 27, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. A. McGee with a strength of 32 officers and 953 other