A First War 156Th Infantry Battalion "156Th Leeds And Grenville Battalion" Cap Badge Hold well preserved period-original ribbons

well preserved period-original ribbons

Signature on Post War Photo: Werner Baumgarten-Crusius

under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel C

the ribbon on the Iron Merit Cross heavily frayed

1896 in Haddenham

A First War 156Th Infantry Battalion "156Th Leeds And Grenville Battalion" Cap Badge Hold well preserved period-original ribbonsCanada: Pickled brass, voided, unmarked, 43 mm 44. 3 mm, both lugs intact, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Leeds and Grenvile Counties of Ontario, with mobilization headquarters at Brockville under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 18, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. C. D. Bedell with a strength of 28 officers and 778 other ranks. In England, the