Canada, CEF. A 238th Infantry Battalion “Canadian Forestry Battalion” Cap Badge Province of China a NSDAP membership badge

a NSDAP membership badge

and rank insignia clearly visible

The three-piece glossy black leather chin cord rests upon the visor

the interior retaining an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo bearing an illegible maker’s code

a nice piece of German Great War aviation history

Canada, CEF. A 238th Infantry Battalion “Canadian Forestry Battalion” Cap Badge Province of China a NSDAP membership badgeIn pickled brass, voided, unmarked, measuring 42 mm (w) x 45. 4 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Ontario and Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Valcartier under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed September 11, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Smith with a strength of 44 officers and 1,088 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the