Canada, Cef. A 234Th Infantry Battalion "Peel Battalion" Cap Badge, By Ellis, C.1916 United Republic of signed in black ink by

signed in black ink by Otto Meissner

Michaelis took command of the 27th Infantry

Major General Fritz Neidholdt (1887–1947)

the reverse presents the crowned monogram “FWR III” (“FRIEDRICH WILHELM REX III”)

in bronze gilt and black

Canada, Cef. A 234Th Infantry Battalion "Peel Battalion" Cap Badge, By Ellis, C.1916 United Republic of signed in black ink byIn blackened brass, maker marked "ELLIS BROS" on the reverse, measuring 47. 3 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed April 18, 1917 under the the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. Wallace with a strength of 15 officers and 279 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was