Canada, Dominion. A 3Rd Battalion, Victoria Rifles Of Canada Helmet Plate With Queen's Crown, C.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Eight of the German crew

Eight of the German crew were killed in scuffles with the British boarding party

surrounded by a green enameled laurel and oak wreath

with a soldered catch and a standard dual prong spring bar

the reverse with a faux blue leather-lined backer closed with dual bronze swivel clips

dated 10 October 1939

Canada, Dominion. A 3Rd Battalion, Victoria Rifles Of Canada Helmet Plate With Queen's Crown, C.1880 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Eight of the German crewIn die stamped patinated bronze, unmarked, measuring 63. 5 mm (w) x 114 mm (h), all three lugs intact, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Victoria Rifles of Canada was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army that originated in Montreal, Quebec, on January 22, 1862, as The 3rd Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles Canada. The regiment went through several changes of designation throughout its history. It was re designated as the 3rd