A First War 181St Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge Archive Many of the men of

Many of the men of the division were young German conscripts

2) Order of the Rising Sun

he was transferred to Paraker Camp at Dibgate on May 31st

the United Kingdom and Continental Europe and returned to Reserve Status

This particular belt with buckle is illustrated in black and white on page 327 and in colour on page 639 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

A First War 181St Infantry Battalion "Brandon Battalion" Cap Badge Archive Many of the men ofCanada: Pickled copper, voided, maker marked "D. A. REESOR" on the reverse, 35 mm x 47 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Brandon district of Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Brandon under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 18, 1917 aboard the S. S. Grampian, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. W. Beaubier with a strength of