A First War 85Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity combined 26cm in length

combined 26cm in length

Both sides are engraved with the Royal Cypher

near extremley fine

but not before he personally shot five Chinese soldiers

green surface oxidation

A First War 85Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity combined 26cm in lengthBrowning brass, unmarked, 54. 7 mm x 65. 5 mm, intact lugs, slight oxidation evident on the left side, light contact, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Halifax under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 12, 1916 with a strength of 34 officers and 1,001 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant E. C. Phinney. The Battalion served in France