Canada, CEF. A 1st Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge, by Hicks & Sons Auction Hierl was a member for

Hierl was a member for the general staff of the 1st Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps

the interior with a padded white rayon lid liner and depressed brown velvet medal bed

he received a promotion to Untersturführer (First Lieutenant) and served with the SS Deutschland Regiment

as illustrated in his collectors guide "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”

complete with paper and backing plate

Canada, CEF. A 1st Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge, by Hicks & Sons Auction Hierl was a member forTwo piece construction, white metal insignia, mounted to a browning copper maple leaf base, maker marked "HICKS & SONS LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 43. 8 mm (w) x 44. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact with pin, dark residue around the white metal insignia, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southwestern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed