Canada, Cef. A 197Th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings Of Canada" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive mothing evident and exposing the

mothing evident and exposing the board support on the undersides

when he returned to the 1st Battalion and suffered a gun shot wound (shrapnel) to his right knee on August 10

single separation between 6 o'clock arm and 4 o'clock eagle wing

but ultimately lived to tell the tale after 15 months of hellish imprisonment - an extraordinary story vividly retold by C

the obverse with a black inscription of “Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1

Canada, Cef. A 197Th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings Of Canada" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive mothing evident and exposing theIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 37. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada, with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed January 16, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Forseca with a strength of 9 officers and 306 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was