Canada, Cef. A 235Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Piloten in treuer Kameradschaft zeugeeignet

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with original ink signature of Regiment’s Commander SS-Obersturmbannführer Karl Adolf Ullrich

63 mm x 63 mm

crowned cypher of Boris III above crossed swords and the 4th Class inscription in cyrillic characters on the lid

” “GESTA

Canada, Cef. A 235Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Piloten in treuer Kameradschaft zeugeeignetIn pickled brass, voided, measuring 42. 8 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear in the pickled finish, scratch mark on the lion's brow, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Belleville under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed May 3, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S. B. Scobel with a strength of 19 officers and 438 other ranks. They