Canada, CEF. A 244th Infantry Battalion "Kitchener's Own" Cap Badge, Type I with "Kitchener's Own" Newly Listed “Hersteller” (manufacturer code) of “D2/61088”

“Hersteller” (manufacturer code) of “D2/61088”

83mm (w) x 42

Bruststern zur I

the RMS Leinster was torpedoed

HMCS Crescent

Canada, CEF. A 244th Infantry Battalion "Kitchener's Own" Cap Badge, Type I with "Kitchener's Own" Newly Listed “Hersteller” (manufacturer code) of “D2/61088”In pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 41. 7 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed March 28, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. M. McRobie with a strength of 27 officers and 604 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed