Wwi 163Rd Infantry Battalion Officer's Badge certificate_of_authenticity with frog stud

with frog stud

marked KO on ring

on field green cloth background

obverse illustrating a black target on a white field

SEBASTOPOL (CAPTn CHARLES BARING

Wwi 163Rd Infantry Battalion Officer's Badge certificate_of_authenticity with frog studWWI 163rd Infantry Battalion "Canadiens Francais" Officer's Cap Badge Silvered pickled copper, voided, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Hemsley, 41 mm x 47. 6 mm, dual prongs and horizontal pinback, red leather support behind the voided area, slight gilt wear, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. On May 24, 1916 the