Canada, CEF. A 218th Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Irish" Collar Badge, C.1916 Auction A third reich period DAF

A third reich period DAF (German Labour Front/Deutsche Arbeitsfront) Hannover badge

(King Juan Carlos

There are four horizontally-aligned vertical loops in white threading above the left breast pocket where a ribbon bar once resided

with original and used drawstring

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Canada, CEF. A 218th Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Irish" Collar Badge, C.1916 Auction A third reich period DAFIn pickled copper, measuring 25 mm (w) x 28 mm (h), both lugs intact, residue evident in the recessed areas, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Edmonton, Alberta with mobilization headquarters at Victoria under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed February 17, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. K. Cornwall with a strength of 32 officers and 883 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was