A First War Cef 40Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge Buy Now Medal for Public Welfare

Medal for Public Welfare

A Silver Grade Infantry Badge by Friedrich Orth - Solid back

1911 in Duisburg-Meiderich

faded rectangular stamp in black ink on the underside with "F

On 8 January the attack began with a massive artillery bombardment

A First War Cef 40Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge Buy Now Medal for Public WelfareCanada; Browning copper, unmarked, lacquered, 35. 7 mm x 38 mm, both prongs intact, contact marks, very fine. The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia, under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1st 1915, with mobilization headquarters at Halifax (Aldershot). The Battalion left Canada on October 8, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. Vincent with a strength of 45 officers and 1,090 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the