Canada, Cef. A 44Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 GTRexclude He was later to achieve

He was later to achieve the rank of Staff Sergeant

A 1937 Kreistag der NSDAP Viersen-Kempen badge

with the enamels on the swastika and the rim chipped between “Volk” and “Ein Reich”

with multiple holes

Canada, Cef. A 44Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 GTRexclude He was later to achieveType I with Wheat Sheaf. In pickled brass, voided, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 43. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, residue evident in the recessed areas from cleaning, near extremely fine. Footnote: The 44th Infantry Battalion was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. Mobilization headquarters was also in Winnipeg. The Battalion left Canada October 23, 1915 with a strength of 36 officers and 1,076 other ranks under the