Canada, CEF. A 157th Infantry Battalion "Simcoe Foresters" Cap Badge, Type I with Round Shield Auction Archive A War Merit Cross First

A War Merit Cross First Class by S & L - in silvered tombac

also manufactured of white machine embroidery

including a Heer cap eagle

to have the scar excised

It is crafted in matte nickel-silver and measures 63 mm x 47 mm

Canada, CEF. A 157th Infantry Battalion "Simcoe Foresters" Cap Badge, Type I with Round Shield Auction Archive A War Merit Cross FirstIn browning copper, unmarked, measuring 33 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Simcoe County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Barrie, under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 18, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. H. MacLaren with a strength of 32 officers and 967 other ranks. In England, the