Wwi 2Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1St Version Archive A Luftwaffe Other Ranks Breast

A Luftwaffe Other Ranks Breast Eagle - Unissued

stamped with the RCAF insignia and the initials "S

size stamped "59" in red ink

silvered metal plate inscribed "Sprengbuchsen fur Sprenggreifer B" and held in place by four rivets in the centre on the lid

Wwi 2Nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1St Version Archive A Luftwaffe Other Ranks BreastWWI 2nd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge; 1st Version Two piece construction, browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse, 42. 7 mm x 44. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 with a strength of 45 officers and 1,098 other ranks under the command