Canada, CEF. A 226th Infantry Battalion "Men of the North" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac above a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo

above a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M7/66” for the same manufacturer

MARCH 1945"

obverse stamped "43 / FRW / 1

Waffen-SS Tab for 22 SS Freiwilligen Kavallerie - Waffen-SS EM/NCOs Collar Tab for 22

the text throughout in Slovak

Canada, CEF. A 226th Infantry Battalion "Men of the North" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac above a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logoIn blackened pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs are intact but appear to be re solder replacements, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Dauphin, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed December 15, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. A. G. Gillespie with a strength of 32 officers and 1,035 other