A First War Cef 238Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge Archive cross marked "800 L/12"

cross marked "800 L/12"

five colours of paint in the Olympic rings

the laurel wreath surrounding the membership cross signifying past command

Footnote: Austrian Army contractors made four of these badges for the Turkish Army Corps fighting in the East Europe Campaign in 1916-1917

- Silvered zinc

A First War Cef 238Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge Archive cross marked "800 L/12"Canada; Blackened brass, voided, unmarked, 40. 7 mm x 45. 2 mm, both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Ontario and Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Valcartier under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed September 11, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Smith with a strength of 44 officers and 1,088 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the Canadian