measuring 40 mm (w) x 104 mm (l)
screwback with support plate
On top of the signpost sits a bird in the colours of the Reich
Both tabs constructed of a buckram core with a black wool exterior
are visible to the 11 o’clock position of the reverse of the wreath
Canada, CEF. A 139th Infantry Battalion "Northumberland Battalion" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 40 mm (w) xIn browning copper, unmarked, measuring 39. 3 mm (w) x 48. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, greening and discolouration evident on the obverse, residue present in the recessed areas on the reverse, very fine. Footnote: The 139th Infantry Battalion was raised in Northumberland County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Cobourg, under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 27, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant