Canada, CEF. A 249th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Province of China a King Wilhelm I Marksmanship

a King Wilhelm I Marksmanship Badge

with eight of the eleven original screws accompanying the album

the reverse maker marked “FERD

the helmet with its original hardware

the reverse bearing the inscription Răsplata Muncii pt Constructii Scolare

Canada, CEF. A 249th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Province of China a King Wilhelm I MarksmanshipIn pickled brass, voided, unmarked, measuring 44. 5 mm (w) x 50. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Regina under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed February 21, 1918 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C. B. Keenlyside with a strength of 15 officers and 709 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was