Canada, CEF. A 196Th Infantry Battalion "Western Universities C.E.F. Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm (h) with a

5 mm (h) with a horizontal pinback

comprising: Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914

the upper of the chinstrap in black patent leather

Romania (Kingdom): Order of the Star of Romania

1917 in Mudau near Mosbach (southwestern Germany)

Canada, CEF. A 196Th Infantry Battalion "Western Universities C.E.F. Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm (h) with aIn 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