Canada, Cef. A 220Th Infantry Battalion "York Rangers" Cap Badge, C.1916 Archive John's Fusiliers Fur Cap Grenade

John's Fusiliers Fur Cap Grenade - In brass

The interior of the pickelhaube is in natural tan leather very fine condition

USS Asheville's only known survivor perished in the Japanese Makassar prisoner-of-war camp on March 18

it features a slim collar around the opening with four diagonal-slit pockets (two on each side)

chipping evident in the red enamels on the obverse of the arm at 12 o'clock and on the reverse of the arm at 2 o'clock

Canada, Cef. A 220Th Infantry Battalion "York Rangers" Cap Badge, C.1916 Archive John's Fusiliers Fur Cap GrenadeIn pickled brass, measuring 45. 3 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), both lugs intact, one of which is bent back, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed April 29, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. H. Brown with a strength of 18 officers and 446 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was