Canada, CEF. A 196Th Infantry Battalion "Western Universities C.E.F. Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity comprising: Iron Cross 2nd Class

comprising: Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914

the upper of the chinstrap in black patent leather

all very fine to near mint

before being amalgamated in 1960 with the Northamptonshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) which was later amalgamated with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk)

5 mm (h) with a horizontal pinback

Canada, CEF. A 196Th Infantry Battalion "Western Universities C.E.F. Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity comprising: Iron Cross 2nd ClassIn blackened copper, measuring 42 mm (w) x 47 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised from Western Universities with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. S. MacKay with a strength of 32 officers and 974 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 19th Reserve