Wwi 43Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Newly Listed War Merit Cross1st class with

War Merit Cross1st class with Swords (20

which was followed by a posting to No

along with silver NDH State hallmarks

with a probable detachment of the retina

measuring 54

Wwi 43Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Newly Listed War Merit Cross1st class withWWI 43rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Type III; Browning brass, unmarked, large "43" on circle with "BATTN C. E. F. WINNIPEG" below, 52 mm x 57. 3 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba which was also the mobilization headquarters under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion left Canada on June 1, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. M. Thomson with a strength of 40