Royal Canadian Bicorne Hat Named General Cased

WWI Officers Fore & Aft Hat that is cased and named. The hat was produced by Marshall & Co. of 57 & 58 Jermyn St. London, W. and is roughly a size 7 1.4. The beaver felt is in excellent condition with a bullion hat device to its side is beautifully executed with the motto Nemo me impune lacessit "No one provokes me with impunity" Excellent. Major-General Sir Frederick William Benson, KCB (2 August 1849 – 20 August 1916) was a Canadian-born British Army officer. Born into a prominent Canadian family, Benson fought in the Fenian raids as a teen, before proceeding to England to pursue a military career. A cavalry officer, Benson spent much of his early career in India, with the exception of a stint in England to attend the Staff College. He then commanded the Egyptian Cavalry and fought in th...