Canada, CEF. A 7th Infantry Battalion "1st British Columbia Regiment" Cap Badge, by Hicks & Sons Auction affixed to a case silvered

affixed to a case silvered brass with a ribbed lid

the panels are rolled up and secured in place at the front with two black bakelite buttons which emanate from the right panel and meet an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left panel

securely held in place by dual rows of machine stitching

Petersburg-based medalist and sculptor Pyotr Stadnitsky

McDonald received a shrapnel wound to the left knee

Canada, CEF. A 7th Infantry Battalion "1st British Columbia Regiment" Cap Badge, by Hicks & Sons Auction affixed to a case silveredTwo piece construction, white metal insignia, mounted to a browning copper maple leaf base, maker marked "HICKS & SONS LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 43. 7 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, spotting and light contact evident in the white metal insignia, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia and mobilized at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914, sailing on October