Canada, CEF. A 18th Infantry Battalion "Western Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I Province of China issued in Vienna on 16

issued in Vienna on 16 July 1942

textbook example by this much sought after maker

the reverse with a horizontal barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch

(Kriegsverdienst Medaille)

Canada, CEF. A 18th Infantry Battalion "Western Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I Province of China issued in Vienna on 16In browning copper, unmarked, measuring 34 mm (w) x 39. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in London, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 18, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. S. Wigle, with a strength of 36 officers and 1,081 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 4th Infantry Brigade,