Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Republic of each measuring 40 mm (w)

each measuring 40 mm (w) x 74 mm (h)

a textbook example by Deschler

The chains culminate in the centre with a functional spring clip decorated with a shield bearing raised oak leaves

oval shaped oak leaf wreath in copperwash feinzink

Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge Republic of each measuring 40 mm (w)In pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 37 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moosomin under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 2, 1917 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Gillis with a strength of 24 officers and 634 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England