Canada,Cef. A 54Th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Cap Badge, By Tiptaft, C.1915 Archive maker marked “CW” on the

maker marked “CW” on the reverse

and signed in blue ink by the Commanding General and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe Command East

Exquisitely made Badge/brooch in Platinum

Corvette Captain Wilhelm Schulz (1906–1986)

Canada,Cef. A 54Th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Cap Badge, By Tiptaft, C.1915 Archive maker marked “CW” on theIn blackened copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT, B'HAM" on the reverse, measuring 35. 3 mm (w) x 38. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, 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 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. M. Davis with a strength of 36 officers and 1,111 other