maker marked "A" and marked "43" and "U
1918 on "Compassionate Grounds"
glue residue on both reverses from previous board mounting
(Luftnachrichten Stab Finsterwalde Dienstmarke)
Private Frederick Walter Thompson
Canada, Cef. A 20Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, By Tiptaft, C.1915 GTRexclude maker marked "A" and markedIn browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT, B'HAM" on the reverse, measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 50. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central and Northern Ontario and mobilized in Toronto under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 15, 1915 aboard the S. S. Megantic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. A. W. Allen, with a strength of 35 officers and 1,100 other ranks,