A First War 181St Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed Knights Cross with Swords

Knights Cross with Swords

illustrating the NSB (Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging in Nederland = National Socialist Movement) wolfsengel on a shield

surrounded by the inscription "AERONAUTICA MILITAR HUGH H

The crown and crescent moon are used in conjunction with a maker's mark and a decimal silver standard mark

Between Nov 1914 and June 1916 he fought in Flandern

A First War 181St Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed Knights Cross with SwordsCanada: Pickled copper, voided, maker marked "D. A. REESOR" on the reverse, 35 mm x 47 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Brandon district of Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Brandon under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 18, 1917 aboard the S. S. Grampian, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. W. Beaubier with a strength of