Canada, CEF. A 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Officer's Cap Badge Republic of and with gilded bronze buttons

and with gilded bronze buttons on the inner edge

maker mark obscured by added stickpin and number stamped "2701" on the reverse

a ring placed halfway up the stem for the holder to grip the glass

the boards are secured in place with machine stitching at the outer edges and with pebbled aluminum buttons on the inner edges

right after the beginning of the war

Canada, CEF. A 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Officer's Cap Badge Republic of and with gilded bronze buttonsTwo piece construction, white metal insignia, mounted to a browning copper maple leaf base, unmarked, measuring 45. 7 mm (w) x 48. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia and mobilized in Halifax under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. A. LeCain with a strength of 42 officers and 1,081 other ranks. The Battalion