Canada, Cef. A 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Newly Listed in unissued and extremely fine

in unissued and extremely fine condition

illustrating a stylized eagle gripping a wreathed swastika in its talons above the inscription "Warburg 3" in Gothic script

measuring 28 mm (w) x 36 mm (h)

and definitely far from being an easy one

(Deutsches Heer Schulterklappen)

Canada, Cef. A 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Newly Listed in unissued and extremely fineIn pickled copper, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Essex County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Windsor under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 31, 1916 aboard the S. S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. B. Welch with a strength of 36 officers and 825 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool,