Canada, CEF. A 253rd Infantry Battalion "Queen's University Highlanders" Cap Badge Buy Now the baton housed in a

the baton housed in a wooden box with a sliding lid

and minor fraying of the edges

the obverse illustrating a rightward-facing soldier in a greatcoat bearing a rifle

and Officer's Badge of Honour for Twenty-Five Years' Military Service (silvered and gilt bronze

000 hours of air combat operations before it returned to the United States for a rest period

Canada, CEF. A 253rd Infantry Battalion "Queen's University Highlanders" Cap Badge Buy Now the baton housed in aIn pickled brass, voided, maker marked "KINNEAR & DESTERRE" on the reverse, measuring 47. 5 mm (w) x 66 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks, red residue evident around "253", better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Kingston under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed April 29, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. G. C. Campbell with a strength