CAP, SERVICE

Description: OLIVE DRAB WOOL PEAK CAP WITH BROWN PAINTED ARTILLERY CAP BADGE. CAP HAS CIRCULAR DISC TOP WITH SIDES THAT NARROW SLIGHTLY AND HAS HAT BAND SEWN VERTICALLY TO BOTTOM. HAT HAS CRESCENT SHAPED CARDBOARD BRIM WITH SAME WOOL COVERING. SEWN ON INSIDE OF HAT BAND IS LEATHER LINING. HAT LINING IS YELLOW NYLON. INSIDE TOP OF HAT HAS PLASTIC SHIELD. SIDES OF TOP HAVE TWO HOLE VENTS WITH BRASS EYELETS. ON SIDES OF HAT BAND ARE TWO POLISHED BRASS BUTTONS WITH LEATHER CHIN STRAP LOOPED OVER THEM. EACH BUTTON HAS 12 STAR BORDER WITH CIRCULAR CREST THAT HAS KING'S CROWN ON TOP. AT CENTER IS BEAVER AND AROUND BEAVER IS "CANADA MILITIA". ON FRONT IS BROWN PAINTED BRASS CAP BADGE. BADGE IS OF AN ARTILLERY CANNON WITH SPONGE ROD. AT TOP IS KING'S CROWN WITH "CANADA" ON RIBBON BANNER. ACROSS BOTTOM RIBBON BANNER IS "QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT".

History: THE FIRST MILITARY PRESENCE IN LETHRBIDGE (25TH INDEPENDENT BATTERY) WAS ORGANIZED AS MILITIA AND POST WW I ACTIVITY WAS ALSO ORGANIZED UNDER MILITIA. MOST LIKELY THE CAP IS FROM POST WAR ACTIVITY. THE CAP WAS FOUND IN STORAGE AT ARMOURIES AND DONATED BY 18TH AIR DEFENSE REGIMENT. *UPDATE* IN 2012 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT DAVID SMITH CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. HE WAS UNABLE TO DISCOVER NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE OBJECT BECAUSE IT WAS COLLECTED IN THE INTEREST OF REPRESENTING TYPOLOGY RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP. NO UNIQUE MARKINGS TO HELP IDENTIFY ORIGINAL OWNER.