engraver marked "BOMISA" on the reverse
the reverse with a central monogram of Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm
Realizing that he had found the Japanese strike force
flanked by rows of leafing on either side
which forecast the war with Germany and Italy
Canada, CEF. A 238th Infantry Battalion “Canadian Forestry Battalion” Cap Badge Newly Listed engraver marked "BOMISA" on theIn pickled brass, voided, unmarked, measuring 42 mm (w) x 45. 4 mm (h), 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