Canada, CEF. A WWI 168th Infantry Battalion Collar Tab Hold two lapel badges - ‘Latvija’

two lapel badges - ‘Latvija’ and ‘Riga’ - the latter lacking pin fitting

s Cross Fourth Class

and fabric underneath

Signature on Post War Photo: Albert Muller SS-Hptscharf

The front is completed by a vertical row of four large bronze buttons on the right side

Canada, CEF. A WWI 168th Infantry Battalion Collar Tab Hold two lapel badges - ‘Latvija’WWI 168th Infantry Battalion Collar Tab CEF Pickled brass, unmarked, 24. 6 mm x 26. 5 mm, intact lugs and pin, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Oxford County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Woodstock under the authority of G. O. 151, December 2, 1915. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 1, 1916 aboard the S. S. Lapland, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. K. McMullen with a strength of 26