Canada, CEF. A 103rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge visually-hidden and Schutzstaffel (SS)

and Schutzstaffel (SS)

3 piece construction with a cotton white circle and black cotton swastika

the badge depicting a laurel wreath and a steering wheel

reverse centre depicting cyphre of Ferdinand VII surrounded by an enameled dark-blue border

1891) was an Irish nationalist politician and one of the most powerful figures in the British House of Commons in the 1880s

Canada, CEF. A 103rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge visually-hidden and Schutzstaffel (SS)In blackened brass, unmarked, measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 47. 2 mm (h), intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion itself was raised and mobilized in Victoria, British Columbia under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed July 24, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. C. J. Henniker with a strength of 37 officers and 939 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 16th Reserve Battalion.