A First War Royal Canadian Regiment Cap Badge Hold German Aircraft Reporting Service Membership

German Aircraft Reporting Service Membership Badge (Flugmeldedienst)

court-mounted with dual push pin reverse

Eastern Karelia

The pommel and crossguard are the style which we believe to have been produced by WKC

A First War Royal Canadian Regiment Cap Badge Hold German Aircraft Reporting Service MembershipA First War Royal Canadian Regiment Cap Badge Two piece construction, bronze insignia on a white metal star base, maker marked "W. SCULLY MONTREAL" on the reverse, 37. 5 mm x 38. 5 mm, intact lugs, one oxidation spot on the obverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The headquarters on mobilization was Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Battalion sailed August 26, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. E. Carpenter with a strength of 34 officers and