Canada, CEF. A 195th Infantry Battalion "City of Regina Battalion" Cap Badge Auction aluminum buckles are affixed to

aluminum buckles are affixed to the liner's steel frame

GREETING: / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART ESTABLISHED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AT NEWBURGH

Constructed of golden-yellow wool with cardboard reinforcement

marked on reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M1/128” for maker Eugen Schmidhäußler

Canada, CEF. A 195th Infantry Battalion "City of Regina Battalion" Cap Badge Auction aluminum buckles are affixed toIn blackened browning copper, maker marked "GEO. H. LEES & Co. 1916" on the reverse, measuring 61 mm (w) x 47. 5 mm (h), horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Regina, Saskatchewan under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. C. Garner with a strength of 31 officers and 998 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was