Wwi 178Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Buy Now Fourth Class Cross (1879-1918)

Fourth Class Cross (1879-1918)

This type of cloth badge was worn by members of the SS Gebirgstruppen (Mountain Troops)

light contact and gilt wear overall

FEB Clasp on original ribbon

It is the familiar Eickhorn double-etched

Wwi 178Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Cef Buy Now Fourth Class Cross (1879-1918)WWI 178th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF Version I Pickled copper, unmarked, 32. 8 mm x 44. 7 mm, intact lugs and pin, one lug bent forward, scattered gilt wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec and Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Victoriaville, Quebec under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed March 4, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. de la B. Girouard