Canada, CEF. A 19th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, Type I, by Gaunt consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1st Army Trench Mortar

1st Army Trench Mortar

circumscribed by an inscription of “GEDENK DER ARMEN - LASS SIE NICHT FRIEREN” (“REMEMBER THE POOR - DON’T LET THEM FREEZE”) in raised stylized script

which can be serious if not treated promptly)

maker mark FR in diamond (denoting Rothe from mid-1880s) on ring and banner

Canada, CEF. A 19th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, Type I, by Gaunt consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1st Army Trench MortarIn browning brass, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 38. 3 mm (w) x 39. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed on May 13, 1915 with a strength of 41 officers and 1,075 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. J. McLaren. The Battalion served in