Canada, CEF. A 34th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude Saskatchewan (Chas

Saskatchewan (Chas

A 1935 NSV (Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt/National Socialist People’s Welfare) Mitgliederwerbung badge

on original red and white ribbon

the obverse consisting of a second pattern SS-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

reverse inscribed "LA CRIMEA" (Sardinia Issue)

Canada, CEF. A 34th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude Saskatchewan (ChasIn browning copper, unmarked, measuring 35. 8 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), both lugs and pin intact, greening and discolouration evident on the obverse, better than very fine. Footnote: The 34th Infantry Battalion was raised and mobilized in Guelph, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 23, 1915 with a strength of 41 officers and 1,102 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. J. Oliver. In England,