Canada, CEF. A 247th Infantry Battalion "Victoria and Haliburton Battalion/Die Hards" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity He retired in March 1940

He retired in March 1940

with the second line ending in a faint "WS"

secured in place at the front with a reinforced buttonhole on the luft flap meeting a bakelite button on the right flap

the 10 mm wide leather nose piece strap torn and barely attaching the two lenses via the remaining 2 mm

Canada, CEF. A 247th Infantry Battalion "Victoria and Haliburton Battalion/Die Hards" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity He retired in March 1940In pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 39. 5 mm (w) x 41. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Peterborough under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1916. The Battalion was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C. H. Ackerman. The Battalion was absorbed into the 236th Infantry Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.