Canada. An 187Th Infantry Battalion "Central Alberta Battalion" Officer's Cap Badge Hold of excellent quality Austrian manufacture

of excellent quality Austrian manufacture

the Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment near Portsdown

the reverse inscribed “Für treue Dienste in der Polizei” (German - For loyal service in the Police)

also a recipient of the Pour le Mérite

and the relevant decree was signed in Nafplio by the Regency Council (Josef Ludwig von Armansperg

Canada. An 187Th Infantry Battalion "Central Alberta Battalion" Officer's Cap Badge Hold of excellent quality Austrian manufactureThree piece construction, in browning copper, with two silver overlays, one incorporating the number "187", the other a ribbon banner inscribed "CANADA", maker marked "BLACK Co." on the reverse, measuring 47 mm (w) x 47 mm (h), very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the District of Red Deer, Alberta with mobilization headquarters at Red Deer under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed