Canada, Dominion. A 65Th Battalion, Mount Royal Rifles Helmet Plate, C.1890 Archive 1 Clasp - Malaya

1 Clasp - Malaya

(Reichsarbeitsdienst = RAD): White embroidery on a black cotton/rayon base

but was later moved to Wilhelmshaven

Margarete Schmelzer

Canada, Dominion. A 65Th Battalion, Mount Royal Rifles Helmet Plate, C.1890 Archive 1 Clasp - MalayaIn die stamped blackened brass, unmarked, illustrating the number "65" in the centre, the circlet inscribed "CARABINIERS MONT ROYAL", framed by an open ended wreath of maple leaves and backed by a Maltese cross, the upper arm of the cross inscribed in French with the battle honour "BUTTE AUX FRANCAIS 1885" (Battle of Frenchman's Butte, fought on May 28, 1885, as part of the North West Rebellion) and surmounted by the Victorian crown, a ribbon banner