It could be awarded to military and civilian personnel
unseen on the market
No more than eighteen people were awarded the order and its cross by then
KLASSE OHNE SCHWERTER” and a maker’s mark of “GEBR
otherwise unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Gebrüder Hemmerle
Canada, CEF. A 181st Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge visually-hidden It could be awarded toIn browning copper with a slight blackened finish, voided, maker marked "RESSOR" on the reverse, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, contact marks and surface wear, better than very 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.