stencilled in red ink on a white background "DELICATE INSTRUMENT TO BE HANDLED WITH GREAT CARE" on the front and back panels and "GLASS WITH CARE" on the lid
each with a round hole cut out for the ears and designed with brown bakelite ear covers that are sewn in place to the leather base
Inside the envelope is a notation from the Chief of the General Staff authorizing the awarding of four medals (three of which are included here
the strap and belt loops with very light crazing and wear
Canada, Cef. A 113Th Infantry Battalion "Lethbridge Highlanders" Cap Badge, By D.e.black, C.1916 GTRexclude stencilled in red ink onIn pickled copper, voided, maker marked "D. E. BLACK" on the reverse, measuring 40 mm (w) x 58. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered pickling wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Lethbridge, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 27, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Pryce Jones with a strength of 30 officers and 883 other ranks. In