the following extract describing a costly action in the Liri Valley
measuring 51 mm x 43 mm
nominated on 6 August 1943 for a single wound
inside with a steel-framed cradle supporting a black rubberized liner with five "fingers" (panels)
the reverse with a central date of “1916”
Canada, CEF. A 86th Infantry Battalion "86th Machine Gun Battalion" Cap Badge, by Lees & Co Hold the following extract describing aIn browning copper, voided, maker marked "LEES & Co. 1915" on the reverse, measuring 47. 8 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Hamilton, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 22, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. W. Stewart with a strength of 36 officers and 1,072 other ranks. In England, the