Canada, CEF. An 88th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Fusiliers" Cap Badge, Type I with "CEF" Archive Kaffrarian Mounted Rifles (Kaffrarian Rangers)

Kaffrarian Mounted Rifles (Kaffrarian Rangers)

with a set of SS runes superimposed on the swastika within an oak wreath tied together at the base via a ribbon

all three cords tied in a knot and bearing three loops at one end

and Country"

Canada, CEF. An 88th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Fusiliers" Cap Badge, Type I with "CEF" Archive Kaffrarian Mounted Rifles (Kaffrarian Rangers)In browning brass, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 40. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks and surface wear on the obverse, residue evident in the recessed areas from cleaning on the reverse, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Victoria, British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed June 2, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. J. R. Cullin with a strength of 34