Canada, CEF. A 181st Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge visually-hidden Type II (1939-1953) (in silvered

Type II (1939-1953) (in silvered bronze

unseen on the market

and pebbled red enamels superimposed on the obverse

the badge is decorated synthetic citrine crystals with very fine flower-like rays and small ball finals

No more than eighteen people were awarded the order and its cross by then

Canada, CEF. A 181st Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge visually-hidden Type II (1939-1953) (in silveredIn 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.