Canada, CEF. A 23rd Infantry Battalion "Montreal Battalion" Cap Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic now age 40

now age 40

heavily bound and finished with a brown cloth tape binding

he signed his second Officers' Declaration Paper as a Lieutenant with the 75th Depot Battery

marked with the zolotniki fineness number "56" (14K Gold) beside the kokoshnik mark and partially maker marked on the reverse of the integral ring

Canada, CEF. A 23rd Infantry Battalion "Montreal Battalion" Cap Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic now age 40In browning brass, measuring 48. 5 mm (w) x 46. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact evident on the obverse, spotting evident on the reverse, 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