Canada, CEF. A 80th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge United Republic of Kurt Gerhard Klietmann (1910-1990)

Kurt Gerhard Klietmann (1910-1990)

12 Canadian General Hospital at Bramshott

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps of Calgary

with the lower half of the image overlaid by Rudel’s handwritten signature with dedication

Born 3 May 1923 in Winnenden

Canada, CEF. A 80th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge United Republic of Kurt Gerhard Klietmann (1910-1990)In copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 43 mm (w) x 43. 5 mm (h), scattered spotting on the obverse, light contact overall, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Barriefield, Ontario. The Battalion embarked Canada on May 16, 1916 aboard the S. S. Baltic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. G. Ketcheson with a strength