Bethmann famously expressed his astonishment that England would go to war for "a scrap of paper" (the 1839 treaty guaranteeing Belgium's neutrality)
the obverse with a rightward-facing profile of Prince Günther Friedrich Carl II
With sterling silver buckle by Hunt & Roskell An excellent example of this medal
reverse stamped with number 812333 and inscription
Canada, CEF. A 48th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity Bethmann famously expressed his astonishmentIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 40. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915, with the mobilization headquarters at Victoria. The Battalion sailed July 1, 1915 aboard the R. M. S. Grampian, with a strength of 38 officers and 1,020 other ranks, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. J. H. Holmes, arriving in England on July