A First War 106Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Rifles" Cap Badge Newly Listed bronze gilt cross and wreath

bronze gilt cross and wreath

Accompanied by a Four-Ribbon Ribbon Bar (Spain: Order of Military Merit with Red Distinction

inscribed "DEUTSCHLAND"

and Victory Medal (109387 3

A First War 106Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Rifles" Cap Badge Newly Listed bronze gilt cross and wreathCanada: Pickled copper, unmarked, 42. 5 mm x 44 mm, both lugs intact, scattered surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Truro under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed July 16, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. Innes with a strength of 36 officers and 1,009 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 23rd