Canada, CEF. A 48th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity reverse stamped with number 812333

reverse stamped with number 812333 and inscription

Bethmann famously expressed his astonishment that England would go to war for "a scrap of paper" (the 1839 treaty guaranteeing Belgium's neutrality)

The cap is flanked by bronzed magnetic metal buttons

With sterling silver buckle by Hunt & Roskell An excellent example of this medal

24 on pink

Canada, CEF. A 48th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity reverse stamped with number 812333In pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 40. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915, with the mobilization headquarters at Victoria. The Battalion sailed July 1, 1915 aboard the R. M. S. Grampian, with a strength of 38 officers and 1,020 other ranks, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. J. H. Holmes, arriving in England on July