Canada, Cef. A 234Th Infantry Battalion "Peel Battalion" Cap Badge, By Ellis, C.1916 GTRexclude 5 mm (w) x 62

5 mm (w) x 62

This is a single scarce trade diamond belonging to a Waffen-SS Quartermaster Sergeant

with Gold eagles between the arms of the cross

On his left arm he wears the Postschutz Enlisted Man’s Sleeve Eagle

Canada, Cef. A 234Th Infantry Battalion "Peel Battalion" Cap Badge, By Ellis, C.1916 GTRexclude 5 mm (w) x 62In blackened brass, maker marked "ELLIS BROS" on the reverse, measuring 47. 3 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed April 18, 1917 under the the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. Wallace with a strength of 15 officers and 279 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was