Canada, Cef. A 244Th Infantry Battalion "Kitchener's Own" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction Archive with multiple cracks and tears

with multiple cracks and tears in the sweatband

1914-18 Honor/Hindenburg Cross with Swords

as carrying too much weight on the hips could constrain movement and cause difficulty in retrieving the ammunition

The covering beret also in machine spun black wool

chipping evident in the white enamels on the flag)

Canada, Cef. A 244Th Infantry Battalion "Kitchener's Own" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction Archive with multiple cracks and tearsType I with "Kitchener's Own". In pickled copper, voided, measuring 41. 7 mm (w) x 44. 8 mm (h), both lugs have been replaced, 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