Canada, CEF. A 197th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings of Canada" Cap Badge United Republic of 11th Regiment (die-stamped bronze gilt

11th Regiment (die-stamped bronze gilt with a black enamelled numeral

obverse illustrating crossed rifles backed by a target

within a ring bearing an inscription of “N

circumscribed with “VEREINS RESERVE SPITAL NR 1

5cm tall (or nearly 14 1/2 inches long and 7 1/2 inches tall

Canada, CEF. A 197th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion / Vikings of Canada" Cap Badge United Republic of 11th Regiment (die-stamped bronze giltIn pickled brass, voided, measuring 42 mm (w) x 37. 6 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada, with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed January 16, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Forseca with a strength of 9 officers and 306 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was