Canada, Commonwealth. A Canadian Parachute Corps Cap Badge, c.1945 Province of China both sides with a gilded

both sides with a gilded five-pointed star applied to the center

ranging in size from 63 mm (w) x 83 mm (h) to 100 mm (w) x 143 (h)

(marked 800 on reverse)

scattered blackening and gilt wear

Colonel Algernon George Arnold Durand

Canada, Commonwealth. A Canadian Parachute Corps Cap Badge, c.1945 Province of China both sides with a gildedIn brass, measures 38 mm (w) x 39 mm (h), both lugs intact on reverse and inclusive of pin, light wear, extremely fine. Footnote: The Canadian Parachute Corps, officially the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, was formed in 1942 as Canadas first and only wartime airborne infantry unit. Composed entirely of volunteers, its members trained in both the United States and Britain, where they were attached to the British 6th Airborne Division. The battalion