Canada, CEF. A 178th Infantry Battalion "Canadiens Français" Cap Badge, Type II with "D'Outremer-Mer, Province Quebec, Vouloir C'est de Pouvoir" consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac to the upper left is

to the upper left is the inscription “WILHELM DER GROSSE DEUTSCHER KAISER” (WILHELM THE GREAT GERMAN EMPEROR) and to the right is the inscription “KOENIG VON PREUSSEN” (KING OF PRUSSIA)

with a central red swastika and golden-yellow initials

112-113 (2)

but of typical Wilhelm Deumer manufacture

although many hypotheses have been proposed

Canada, CEF. A 178th Infantry Battalion "Canadiens Français" Cap Badge, Type II with "D'Outremer-Mer, Province Quebec, Vouloir C'est de Pouvoir" consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac to the upper left isIn pickled brass, voided, unmarked, measuring 33. 2 mm (w) x 46. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks and surface wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec and Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Victoriaville, Quebec under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed March 4, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. de la B. Girouard with a strength of 21 officers and 415