Wwi 178Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef certificate_of_authenticity bronzed iron (magnetic)

bronzed iron (magnetic)

marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND"

A German War Merit Cross

maker marked "HOFFSTATTER BONN" and marked "GES

Wwi 178Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef certificate_of_authenticity bronzed iron (magnetic)WWI 178th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Version I Pickled copper, unmarked, 32. 8 mm x 44. 7 mm, intact lugs and pin, one lug bent forward, scattered gilt wear, better than very 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