Canada, CEF. A 197th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings of Canada" Cap Badge Republic of a postwar enlarged studio portrait

a postwar enlarged studio portrait depicting a wounded Waffen-SS Sturmmann wearing an overseas cap

It was awarded to Moses White

1942 at Fort Dix New Jersey

84 mm (w) x 109 mm (h)

(Heer Ärmelband Großdeutschland für Offiziere)

Canada, CEF. A 197th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings of Canada" Cap Badge Republic of a postwar enlarged studio portraitIn pickled brass, voided, measuring 42 mm (w) x 37. 6 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada, with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed January 16, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Forseca with a strength of 9 officers and 306 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was