Canada, CEF. A 78th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge Auction Archive The bottom of the reverse

The bottom of the reverse has a vertical slit flanked by stylized

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Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a field-grey rayon hexagon bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

and drafts from other SS-controlled units

A medal bar for First World War and Police service featuring two awards

Canada, CEF. A 78th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge Auction Archive The bottom of the reverseIn blackened copper, unmarked, measuring 38. 2 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Kirkcaldy with a strength of 37 officers and 1,097 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 12th Infantry