Canada, CEF. A 222nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 Hold (Urdhri i Shqiponjës)

(Urdhri i Shqiponjës)

on a silvered silver and black enamelled base

gold wing spread eagle perched on 12 o`clock arm

He was promoted to Oberfeldwebel (Master Sergeant) in 1941

Japanese soldiers then set the trenches on fire using barrels of gasoline

Canada, CEF. A 222nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1916 Hold (Urdhri i Shqiponjës)Type I with Single Maple Leaf. In pickled copper, voided, measuring 45. 5 mm (w) x 50. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks and surface wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 13, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Lightfoot with a strength of 32 officers and 993 other ranks. In