A First War 55Th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick.p.e.i. Battalion" Cap Badge Hold 1914 First Class Iron Cross

1914 First Class Iron Cross - Iron/magnetic center

with pleasing toning and near mint

An 1881 Argentinian Rio Negro and Patagonia Medal - In bronze

with a plate over the reverse

(gesetzlich geschutzt = registered)

A First War 55Th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick.p.e.i. Battalion" Cap Badge Hold 1914 First Class Iron CrossCanada: Pickled copper, voided, unmarked, 36 mm x 43. 2 mm, both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Sussex, New Brunswick. The Battalion sailed October 30, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Kirkpatrick with a strength of 42 officers and 1,097 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed