officially engraved DONALD McNEILL and officially impressed (44th
Ferdinand “Bloody Ferdinand” Schörner
with partially extending wings and a protruding tail
engraved "DOROTHY M
with both sides secured together via a string fed through a piece of cardboard at the top
Canada, CEF. A 53rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude officially engraved DONALD McNEILL andIn browning copper, maker marked "DINGWALL WINNIPEG" on the reverse, measuring 34 mm (w) x 37. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan and Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Mobilization headquarters was at Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Battalion embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia, on March 29, 1916 aboard the S. S. Empress of Britain, under the command of