Canada, CEF. A 40th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity 1st and 2nd Classes -

1st and 2nd Classes - Order of Military Merit

Technical Sergeant Russell A

WERNER REINICKE

measuring 63 mm x 44 mm

Canada, CEF. A 40th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity 1st and 2nd Classes -In browning copper, maker marked "R. J. INGLIS LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 36. 3 mm (w) x 40. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, spotting, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia, under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1st 1915, with mobilization headquarters at Halifax (Aldershot). The Battalion left Canada on October 8, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. Vincent with a strength of 45 officers