A First War 75Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction Archive An Iron Cross Second Class

An Iron Cross Second Class 1914 by Königliche Muenzamt - Silver frame

" After being behind Cellar Farm nine hours

measuring 87 mm x 29 mm

typical WW1 period issue cross

Fabricated from fine aluminum bullion wire and green thread

A First War 75Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Auction Archive An Iron Cross Second ClassBrowning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT B'HAM" on the reverse, 46. 5 mm x 46. 8 mm, both lugs intact, residue in the recessed ares from cleaning, spotting, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 29, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S. G. Beckett, with a strength of 36 officers