Canada, Cef. A 163Rd Infantry Battalion "Canadiens Français" Cap Badge, C.1916 Hold MEIER USMC"

MEIER USMC"

Stitched onto the upper left arm is an insignia in the form of a NKVD emblem

with the obverse inset with a metallic NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

39063 Nursing Sister Elizabeth Lillie O'Kelly (nee Cavers)

and the French Legion of Honour

Canada, Cef. A 163Rd Infantry Battalion "Canadiens Français" Cap Badge, C.1916 Hold MEIER USMC"In pickled copper, voided, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 47. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear in the pickling, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. On May 24, 1916 the Battalion was moved to Bermuda for garrison duty. On November 27, 1916 the Battalion sailed for England under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H.