A First War 181St Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge Archive joining his new unit in

joining his new unit in the field on the 28th in a "Transport" capacity

for which he received the Knight’s Cross

2) Order of the Rising Sun

light wear and crazing present on the leather chin strap

A First War 181St Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge Archive joining his new unit inCanada: Pickled copper, voided, maker marked "D. A. REESOR" on the reverse, 35 mm x 47 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Brandon district of Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Brandon under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 18, 1917 aboard the S. S. Grampian, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. W. Beaubier with a strength of