Canada, CEF. A 247th Infantry Battalion "Victoria and Haliburton Battalion/Die Hards" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac / ОТЛИЧНА СЛУЖБА" on the

/ ОТЛИЧНА СЛУЖБА" on the lid

1887 Saxon Cross for the Election of Prince Ferdinand I

constructed of a heavy card stock binding with a brown velvet exterior liner

measuring 98 mm x 44 mm

/ Canadian Infantry Bn

Canada, CEF. A 247th Infantry Battalion "Victoria and Haliburton Battalion/Die Hards" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac / ОТЛИЧНА СЛУЖБА" on theIn 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.