Canada, Cef. A 257Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Railway Construction Battalion" Cap Badge, Type Ii With "Canadian Railway" Hold trimmed with a silver aluminum

trimmed with a silver aluminum wire tresse and white piping

the Nazis had built the Führerhauptquartier Werwolf (Führer Headquarters)

1941 at the RCAF Recruiting Centre in Halifax

" Watson's aircraft was shot down and he parachuted to safety from the disabled aircraft but was captured at Schwerin by German forces

each featuring the image of a ship framed by a floral motif

Canada, Cef. A 257Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Railway Construction Battalion" Cap Badge, Type Ii With "Canadian Railway" Hold trimmed with a silver aluminumIn pickled brass, maker marked "STANLEY & AYLWARD TORONTO" on the reverse, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 42. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Ottawa under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed February 16, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. T. Martin with a strength of 29 officers and 902 other