Canada, CEF. A 175th Infantry Battalion "Medicine Hat Battalion" Cap Badge, Type II with "Overseas 175 Battalion" Newly Listed restoring the town to Prussia

restoring the town to Prussia

49 mm (w) x 48

the obverse of the shell notably bearing a hand-painted depiction of Hohensalzburg Fortress

from the official dedication of the Wright Brothers’ home and bicycle workshop

including a Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) breast insignia

Canada, CEF. A 175th Infantry Battalion "Medicine Hat Battalion" Cap Badge, Type II with "Overseas 175 Battalion" Newly Listed restoring the town to PrussiaIn pickled copper with a copper finish, voided, maker marked "A. B. COOK" on the reverse, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Medicine Hat district of Alberta with mobilization headquarters at Medicine Hat under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed October 4, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel N. Spencer with a