Canadian Field Artillery was Killed in Action on October 17
He was promoted to Lieutenant in August
topped by an imperial eagle clutching a banner bearing an inscription of “KUK LUFTFAHRTRUPPE”
while an additional length of identical piping lines the outer edge of the crown
Each bookend is composed of two wooden blocks with a bronze plate affixed to each
Canada, CEF. A Rare 248th Infantry Battalion Officer's Cap Badge visually-hidden Canadian Field Artillery was KilledIn pickled brass, voided, with heavily toned silver overlay, unmarked, measuring 52 mm (w) x 45. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Owen Sound under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed June 2, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Rorke with a strength of 13 officers and 259 other ranks. In