A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils/90Th Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge United Republic of He was married at the

He was married at the time of issue of his Wehrpass on September 18th

engraver marked "PAUL DUBUIS" on the obverse

Naming is officially impressed on the BEM

mesh support with drawstring

crown hallmarked

A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils/90Th Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge United Republic of He was married at theCanada; Pickled copper, unmarked, 46 mm (w) x 39 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Brandon and Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Port Arthur and Kenora, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. J. Lipsett with a strength of 45 officers and 1,085 other ranks.