Canada, CEF. A 53rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity gilt insignia mounted to a

gilt insignia mounted to a silvered coin silver base

/ was shot down on June 30

stating that he had served with the 14th Regiment

The cap measures 264 mm (w) x 286 mm (l) x 167 mm (h)

Makers mark on reverse reading "R

Canada, CEF. A 53rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity gilt insignia mounted to aIn blackened copper, measuring 35. 7 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan and Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Mobilization headquarters was at Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Battalion embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia, on March 29, 1916 aboard the S. S. Empress of Britain, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. M. Dennistoun with a