Canada, CEF. A 78th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge Republic of an early type

an early type

Knights Cross holder and Otto Weidinger

with a mint period original ribbon

Croix de Guerre

P-556 (the former U

Canada, CEF. A 78th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Cap Badge Republic of an early typeIn blackened copper, unmarked, measuring 38. 2 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Kirkcaldy with a strength of 37 officers and 1,097 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 12th Infantry