Canada, Cef. A 45Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Regiment" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction 42 mm x 38

42 mm x 38

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inscribed "ELLWANGEN" and dated "1908" below

Footnote: A similar buckle is illustrated on page 75 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Canada, Cef. A 45Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Regiment" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction 42 mm x 38In pickled copper, voided, measuring 37 mm (w) x 43. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Brandon under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 13, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. J. Clarke with a strength of 38 officers and 720 other ranks, arriving in England on March 25th. In England, the