(Deutsches Heer Schulterklappen)
His bravery in action during that battle also earned him a posthumous M
In silvered steel sheet (magnetic)
obverse illustrating a standing helmeted Italian soldier
August 1943
Canada, Cef. A 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1915 Newly Listed (Deutsches Heer Schulterklappen)In pickled copper, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Essex County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Windsor under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 31, 1916 aboard the S. S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. B. Welch with a strength of 36 officers and 825 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool,