Wwi 54Th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Shoulder Title Auction membership badge of the youth

membership badge of the youth group of the Stahlhelm Organization

1915 and was commissioned from an Officer Cadet Unit as a 2nd Lieutenant

with a hook on the rear point

the United Kingdom and Continental Europe during the Second World War

retaining the rank of Captain

Wwi 54Th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Shoulder Title Auction membership badge of the youthWWI 54th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Shoulder Title Browning copper, maker marked "MADE BY JACOBY BROS. VANCOUVER. B. C." on the reverse, 16 mm x 54. 8 mm, intact lugs, light surface residue from cleaning, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southern British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Nelson, British Columbia. The Battalion sailed November 22, 1915