Canada. A Cef 180Th Infantry Battalion "Sportsmen Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity Croatian SS Volunteer Sleeve Shield

Croatian SS Volunteer Sleeve Shield - Red and white checkerboard shield woven onto a smooth textured

with some oxidation

and Commemorative Cross for the "Sicilian Vespers" Operation 1994 (silvered bronze

probably about 15-16 years old

the obverse depicting St

Canada. A Cef 180Th Infantry Battalion "Sportsmen Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity Croatian SS Volunteer Sleeve ShieldCanada; Blackened copper, unmarked, 45 mm (w) x 50. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 15, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Greer with a strength of 31 officers and 833 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 3rd Reserve