A First War Cef 18Th Infantry Battalion "Western Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction WWII Kriegsmarine Ernst Leitz 7x50

WWII Kriegsmarine Ernst Leitz 7x50 BEH Binoculars - From an Canadian Veterans estate - Marked "7x50 beh 409897"

stamped "1/2 L" (litre) to the left of the handle and just below the rim

Italy: (Gioventu Italiana del Littorio) Red and yellow paint on brown plastic

with original award document

A First War Cef 18Th Infantry Battalion "Western Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction WWII Kriegsmarine Ernst Leitz 7x50Canada; Browning copper, unmarked, 46. 5 mm x 50 mm, both lugs intact, oxidation spots evident on the reverse, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in London, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 18, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. S. Wigle, with a strength of 36 officers and 1,081 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with