Slovakia, Republic. An Army Mountain Troops Enlisted Man's Side Cap Newly Listed The 256th Battalion was raised

The 256th Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto under the authority of G

1941 at the RCAF Recruiting Centre in Halifax

Neatly laid out by sections it gives the regimental number

between December 12

suffering a gunshot wound to his left arm

Slovakia, Republic. An Army Mountain Troops Enlisted Man's Side Cap Newly Listed The 256th Battalion was raisedIn field gray wool, designed with two rising peaks forming a valley between the two panels, with a wide fold up flap along the open edge of the cap, a 21 mm (w) x 29 mm (h) enlisted man's Slovakian coat of arms in die stamped bronze at the peak on the left side, the left side panel bearing a 45. 5 mm (h) x 26. 5 mm (h) edelweiss in aluminum with a bronze centre, the interior lined in brown cotton, stamped "25 42" along with a large "53" size stamp in