A First War Cef 40Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive the 1939-1945 Defence Medal with

the 1939-1945 Defence Medal with Observer Wings

and received his promotion to Major on April 1

The cross placed within the wreath is identical to the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1870

arriving in England onMay 24th

A First War Cef 40Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive the 1939-1945 Defence Medal withCanada; Browning copper, unmarked, lacquered, 35. 7 mm x 38 mm, both prongs intact, contact marks, very fine. The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia, under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1st 1915, with mobilization headquarters at Halifax (Aldershot). The Battalion left Canada on October 8, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. Vincent with a strength of 45 officers and 1,090 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the