Canada, Cef. A 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils"/"90Th Winnipeg Rifles" Officer's Cap Badge Archive Instituted 3 August 1914 by

Instituted 3 August 1914 by Friedrich Wilhelm III

smooth finished brown leather tab stitched to the underside at the right end

Commemorative Medal for 13 March 1938 (silvered zinc

was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Chief of Staff for the Second Air Force and an Observer in a B-17 Heavy Bomber of the 8th Air Force

hallmarked at the bottom

Canada, Cef. A 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils"/"90Th Winnipeg Rifles" Officer's Cap Badge Archive Instituted 3 August 1914 byTwo piece construction, ribbon banner in white metal, mounted to an insignia in browning copper, voided, maker marked "HICKS & SONS LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 45. 8 mm (w) x 37. 5 mm (h), horizontal pinback, residue evident from cleaning on the reverse, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Brandon and Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Port Arthur and Kenora, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the