Canada, Cef. A 45Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Regiment" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction Connell in the Will in

Connell in the Will in the possession

Instructions Marked "Secret" (dated April 22 to 25

reverse with raised inscription of “GROSSER PREIS UM DAS BRAUNE BAND DEUTSCHLANDS

(Danziger Luftschutzbund = DLB) Silvered bronze with blue and white enamels

Canada, Cef. A 45Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Regiment" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction Connell in the Will inIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 37 mm (w) x 43. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Brandon under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 13, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. J. Clarke with a strength of 38 officers and 720 other ranks, arriving in England on March 25th. In England, the