Canada, CEF. A 30th Infantry Battalion "British Columbia Battalion" Cap Badge, Type II Auction Archive the upper slider marked with

the upper slider marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark

and a Prussian Order of the Red Eagle

the twelve o’clock arm topped by a ball perforated with an eyelet to accommodate a suspension ring and period original length of ribbon

1st Type (232374 (CH

Canada, CEF. A 30th Infantry Battalion "British Columbia Battalion" Cap Badge, Type II Auction Archive the upper slider marked withIn white metal, voided, unmarked, measuring 50. 3 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), intact slider, extremely fine. Footnote: The 30th Infantry Battalion "British Columbia Battalion" was raised in British Columbia with mobilization headquarters at Victoria under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed February 23, 1915 with a strength of 35 officers and 980 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Hall. In England, the 30th