Canada, CEF. A 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Cap Badge Republic of A 1936 Landesbauernschaft Thüringen Blut

A 1936 Landesbauernschaft Thüringen Blut und Boden Kreisbauerntag badge

and Breast Star: bronze gilt with white and dark green enamelled insignia

Edwards - ERII (C

The other seventeen badges are embroidered

Canada, CEF. A 202nd Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Sportsmen's Battalion" Cap Badge Republic of A 1936 Landesbauernschaft Thüringen BlutIn pickled brass, unmarked, measuring 48. 7 mm (w) x 50. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 24, 1916, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. E. Bowen, with a strength of 27 officers and 746 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve