Canada, CEF. An 87th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Grenadier Guards" Cap Badge Auction Constructed of white rayon

Constructed of white rayon

in Portugal

with the lower half overlaid by his handwritten signature in black ink

discolouration in inscription

Canada, CEF. An 87th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Grenadier Guards" Cap Badge Auction Constructed of white rayonIn pickled brass, unmarked, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 44. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed on April 25, 1916 from Halifax, Nova Scotia, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. P. Rexford with a strength of 36 officers and 1,026 other ranks and served in