By the time the Third Reich was established he was holding the rank of Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel)
eighteen with dual push pins
with hooks top and bottom for attachment to the hat
maker marked and hallmarked in Thai on the reverse of the crown suspension
the obverse presents a Geneva cross
Canada, CEF. A 211th Infantry Battalion "Alberta Americans" Officer's Cap Badge, C.1916 Newly Listed By the time the ThirdTwo piece construction, "211" designation in silver, mounted to a pickled brass base, voided, measuring 47. 7 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia with mobilization headquarters at Vancouver, British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed December 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. M. Sage with