Canada, Cef. A 36Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 GTRexclude with some of the original

with some of the original black finish on the core worn off

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE IM ZOLLGRENZSCHUTZ” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN BORDER PROTECTION”)

bruising and edge nicks on the BWM

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugsmeisterei) logo and maker mark “M/8” (M1/8 - Ferdinand Wagner

Herbert Herring

Canada, Cef. A 36Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 GTRexclude with some of the originalIn browning copper, measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Hamilton, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed June 19, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. C. Ashton with a strength of 39 officers and 1,004 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 3rd Reserve Battalion and was disbanded on September 15,