A First War 181St Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed Knights Cross with Swords

Knights Cross with Swords

where he was Gentleman Cadet

(This was in an era before hurricanes were given names)

Between Nov 1914 and June 1916 he fought in Flandern

Most of these troops were Red Army POWs who formed common cause with other Turkic

A First War 181St Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge Newly Listed Knights Cross with SwordsCanada: 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