Canada, CEF. A 50th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I with Maple Leaf Province of China Between 1904 and 1907

Between 1904 and 1907

clasp: Tel-el-Kebir engraved in capitals (799 Sergt

three reverse threaded bolts in place

the 12 o’clock arm topped by an integral loop accommodating an intricate Gold and enameled suspension device consisting of a fleur-de-lis suspended from the mouth of a double-sided lion’s head

with the designation for Swords being added on December 25

Canada, CEF. A 50th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I with Maple Leaf Province of China Between 1904 and 1907In browning copper, unmarked, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 38. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Calgary, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion left Canada on October 27, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. G. Mason with a strength of 41 officers and 1,036 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th