Canada, CEF. A 50th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I with Maple Leaf Province of China German Red Cross Helper's Badge

German Red Cross Helper's Badge

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

very good quality contemporary strikings

the composition of the wreath

Between 1904 and 1907

Canada, CEF. A 50th Infantry Battalion "Calgary Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I with Maple Leaf Province of China German Red Cross Helper's BadgeIn 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