Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War
and seven Lapel Badges (in silvered or gilt metal
disembarking in Japan on September 3rd
Footnote: Flight Lieutenant Gerard Joseph Hanley (proper spelling Hanly) was part of the British RAF
measuring 74 mm (w) x 73 mm (h)
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Josef Feix & Söhne Province of China Canadian Expeditionary Force in the(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, maker marked