Canada, Cef. A 178Th Infantry Battalion "Canadiens Français" Cap Badge, C.1916 Archive thereby making this cross a

thereby making this cross a luxury type from during or directly after the First World War

each tab in aluminum bullion wire with two rows of white twisted silk threading in the two central channels

A Pair of Wehrmachtbeamte auf Kriegsdauer Einfacher Dienst Collar Tabs

QC) Cap Badge - Brass

by maker Hermann Aurich

Canada, Cef. A 178Th Infantry Battalion "Canadiens Français" Cap Badge, C.1916 Archive thereby making this cross aType I with "Athabaska, Drummond, Nicolet". In pickled copper, voided, measuring 32. 7 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec and Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Victoriaville, Quebec under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed March 4, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. de la B. Girouard with a strength of 21