Canada. An 18Th Infantry Battalion "Western Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Kreistag in Diekirchen badge

Kreistag in Diekirchen badge

on a correct replacement ribbon

Circa mid-Nineteenth Century

in fire gilt and enamels

Canada. An 18Th Infantry Battalion "Western Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Kreistag in Diekirchen badgeCanada; Browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT. B'HAM" on the reverse, 34 mm (w) x 38. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in London, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 18, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. S. Wigle, with a strength of 36 officers and 1,081 other ranks. The Battalion served in