A First War Cef 40Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive Posthumously Issued - Bronze gilt

Posthumously Issued - Bronze gilt

arriving in England onMay 24th

1894 in Mulhausen

The cross placed within the wreath is identical to the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1870

the 1939-1945 Defence Medal with Observer Wings

A First War Cef 40Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive Posthumously Issued - Bronze giltCanada; Browning copper, unmarked, lacquered, 35. 7 mm x 38 mm, both prongs intact, contact marks, very fine. The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia, under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1st 1915, with mobilization headquarters at Halifax (Aldershot). The Battalion left Canada on October 8, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. Vincent with a strength of 45 officers and 1,090 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the