Canada, CEF. A 226th Infantry Battalion "Men of the North" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac includes the full length period

includes the full length period sash

above a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M7/66” for the same manufacturer

near Boulogne with contusions to his left knee and a case of Shell Shock

the text throughout in Slovak

obverse stamped "43 / FRW / 1

Canada, CEF. A 226th Infantry Battalion "Men of the North" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac includes the full length periodIn blackened pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs are intact but appear to be re solder replacements, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Dauphin, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed December 15, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. A. G. Gillespie with a strength of 32 officers and 1,035 other