A First War 43Rd Infantry Battalion Glengarry Badge Auction and Ernst Udet

and Ernst Udet

the twelve o’clock arm with a suspension loop

without metal plate

and Victory Medal (8799 PTE

A First War 43Rd Infantry Battalion Glengarry Badge Auction and Ernst UdetA First War 43rd Infantry Battalion Glengarry Badge Bronze gilt, unmarked, 52. 5 mm x 57. 3 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba which was also the mobilization headquarters under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion left Canada on June 1, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. M. Thomson with a strength of 40 officers and 998 other ranks. The Battalion served in France