A First War 131St Infantry Battalion "Westminster Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Order of the Red Eagle

Order of the Red Eagle Stacked Ribbon: 14

in bronze gilt with enamels riveted eagle

Sterling silver with blue enamels

to Lieutenant Colonel Cecil E

SS-Oberscharf

A First War 131St Infantry Battalion "Westminster Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Order of the Red EagleCanada: Browning copper, maker marked "O. B. ALLAN" on the reverse, 36. 7 mm x 42. 5 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in New Westminster under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Taylor with a strength of 32 officers and 954 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 30th Infantry