Canada, CEF. A 106th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Rifles" Cap Badge United Republic of Awarded for National competition in

Awarded for National competition in Berlin

The reverse has a leather strap with a metal pin

the Singapore Badge with a pinback

A matching set of Wehrmacht Infantry Unterofficier/Non-Commissioned Officer shoulder boards

mother’s grandparents were Don Celestino Calleja Pino and Doña Gertrudiz Garcia Perez from Madrid

Canada, CEF. A 106th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Rifles" Cap Badge United Republic of Awarded for National competition inIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 42 mm (w) x 43. 5 mm (h), one lug slightly bent but both lugs are intact, spotting, light surface wear and contact marks evident on the "106", near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Truro under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed July 16, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. Innes with a strength of 36