Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Reduced Size (in sterling silver

Reduced Size (in sterling silver

ball finials on the eight tips of the four arms

Encased in its unopened clear plastic bag

" His furlough was further extended through November 1917 while at Witley

Canada, CEF. A 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Reduced Size (in sterling silverIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 37 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Moosomin under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 2, 1917 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Gillis with a strength of 24 officers and 634 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England