Canada, CEF. A 181st Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic (Postschutz Dolch)

(Postschutz Dolch)

(日本赤十字 / Nihonsekijūji)

accompanied by a shortened period original ribbon

above dates “1813

four clasps

Canada, CEF. A 181st Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic (Postschutz Dolch)In browning copper with a slight blackened finish, voided, maker marked "RESSOR" on the reverse, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks and surface wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Brandon district of Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Brandon under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 18, 1917 aboard the S. S.