bronze FERT sword clasp on an original ribbon
constructed of machine-embroidered silver thread on a dark grey wool background
Army Air Force Pilot Wings with Propeller: two-piece construction
Four sets of dual vertically-arranged threaded loops are set into the upper left pocket for the accommodation of decorations with vertical pinbacks
Canada, CEF. A 48th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge visually-hidden bronze FERT sword clasp onIn pickled brass, unmarked, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 37. 7 mm (h), both lugs and pin intact, very light contact, near 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.