A First War Cef 238Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge GTRexclude appearing just above the shield

appearing just above the shield insignia

A 1933 NSDAP Siebleben “Deutscher Tag” badge

knotted around the hooks on both sides and at the rear

measures 39mm

A First War Cef 238Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge GTRexclude appearing just above the shieldCanada; 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