At the Investiture of King George V in Buckingham Palace on April 17
a slip-on style tap with a large metal hook on the reverse
signing his Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office on July 9
constructed of black cotton fabric in the shape of a longitudional triangle featuring a single white cotton DJ rune on each side of the pennant
Canada, CEF. A 59th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 United Republic of At the Investiture of KingIn copper with gilt, voided, measuring 41 mm (w) x 39. 5 mm (h), both lugs pinched but intact, scattered gilt wear, light contact, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was near Kingston at Barriefield, Ontario. The Battalion left Canada April 5, 1916 with a strength of 36 officers and 1,073 other ranks under the