Canada, Cef. A 197Th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings Of Canada" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive but ultimately lived to tell

but ultimately lived to tell the tale after 15 months of hellish imprisonment - an extraordinary story vividly retold by C

single separation between 6 o'clock arm and 4 o'clock eagle wing

the obverse with a black inscription of “Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1

arriving at the Canadian Infantry Base Depot in France on the 28th

Canada, Cef. A 197Th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings Of Canada" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Archive but ultimately lived to tellIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 37. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada, with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed January 16, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Forseca with a strength of 9 officers and 306 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was