Wwi 29Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef GTRexclude designer's name "OTTO PLACEK" on

designer's name "OTTO PLACEK" on the reverse

with "iron crown" imbedded into Lombard Crown

black reinforced cloth backer

Percy King was born May 12th 1896 in Haddenham

An Austrian Military Merit Cross with War Decoration by A

Wwi 29Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef GTRexclude designer's name "OTTO PLACEK" onWWI 29th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Browning copper, unmarked, 37. 3 mm x 38. 3 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Vancouver, British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1915 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,090 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. S. Tobin. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 6th Infantry