Canada, CEF. A 157th Infantry Battalion "Simcoe Foresters" Cap Badge, Type I with Round Shield Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Instituted on May 19th

Instituted on May 19th

A fine set of matching tabs

the insignia was retrieved from the estate of Leopold Guggenberger

(reverse engraved: 5196 L/Cpl

side of the head

Canada, CEF. A 157th Infantry Battalion "Simcoe Foresters" Cap Badge, Type I with Round Shield Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Instituted on May 19thIn browning copper, unmarked, measuring 33 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Simcoe County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Barrie, under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 18, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. H. MacLaren with a strength of 32 officers and 967 other ranks. In England, the