A First War Cef 18Th Infantry Battalion "Western Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction addressed "Herrn / SS-Obergruppenfuhrer /

addressed "Herrn / SS-Obergruppenfuhrer / Max Amann / Berlin / Reichspressekammer" (Mr

Italy: (Gioventu Italiana del Littorio) Red and yellow paint on brown plastic

inscribed "Zentralverband f

the two panels joined by a ring

A First War Cef 18Th Infantry Battalion "Western Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction addressed "Herrn / SS-Obergruppenfuhrer /Canada; Browning copper, unmarked, 46. 5 mm x 50 mm, both lugs intact, oxidation spots evident on the reverse, light contact, near 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