Canada, CEF. A 197th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings of Canada" Cap Badge Archive measures 34 mm (w) x

measures 34 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

and Federal State of Lower Saxony Commemorative Medal for the Flood Disaster of February 16

uppers in yellow cotton interlaced with fine gold-coloured bullion wire

marked with an "A" in a circle (made in Vienna) and "835" (silver) on the edge

issued in the name of “HARRY THIES”

Canada, CEF. A 197th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings of Canada" Cap Badge Archive measures 34 mm (w) xIn pickled copper, voided, maker marked "R. J. INGLIS LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 41 mm (w) x 37. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada, with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed January 16, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Forseca with a strength of 9 officers and