Canada. A 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Officer's Cap Badge Auction cypher of Leopold II on

cypher of Leopold II on the lid

so he was only 17 years old when he first started to achieve the qualifications for the sports badge

for bravery in action in an early phase of the battle of El Alamein

(Albrecht-Orden Ritterkreuz 1

extremely fine condition with some fraying and creases

Canada. A 99Th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Officer's Cap Badge Auction cypher of Leopold II onInsignia and ribbon banner in silver, the maple leaf and crown in silver gilt, mounted to a browning brass plate, measuring 41 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), both lugs bent back but intact, 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