A First War 55Th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick.p.e.i. Battalion" Cap Badge Hold 1914 First Class Iron Cross

1914 First Class Iron Cross - Iron/magnetic center

composed of the 2nd Army

This is one of the finest examples of German Head Gear to come through eMedals

(gesetzlich geschutzt = registered)

the official diagnosis being "Pleurisy" (inflammation of the pleurae

A First War 55Th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick.p.e.i. Battalion" Cap Badge Hold 1914 First Class Iron CrossCanada: Pickled copper, voided, unmarked, 36 mm x 43. 2 mm, both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Sussex, New Brunswick. The Battalion sailed October 30, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Kirkpatrick with a strength of 42 officers and 1,097 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed