Canada, Cef. A 63Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive signed by division commander and

signed by division commander and Knight’s Cross recipient General Heinz Piekenbrock

Instituted in 1901

he was one of only six Canadians officers to receive the CB

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Canada, Cef. A 63Rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 Archive signed by division commander andIn blackened brass, measuring 36 mm (w) x 47. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Alberta under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. Mobilization headquarters was at Edmonton, Alberta. The Battalion sailed April 22, 1916 with a strength of 36 officers and 1,018 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. B. McLeod. The Battalion was absorbed by the 9th Reserve