A First War Cef 238Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge GTRexclude In blackened mold injected aluminum

In blackened mold injected aluminum

the bottom edge of the base

A 1933 NSDAP Siebleben “Deutscher Tag” badge

appearing just above the shield insignia

dark patinas on the silver medals where exposed

A First War Cef 238Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge GTRexclude In blackened mold injected aluminumCanada; Blackened brass, voided, unmarked, 40. 7 mm x 45. 2 mm, both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Ontario and Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Valcartier under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed September 11, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Smith with a strength of 44 officers and 1,088 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the Canadian