Below it he is identified as Regiment Commander in the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Totenkopf” (Death’s Head)
obverse with central leftward-facing profile of Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II circumscribed by names and titles in Russian Cyrillic
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration (Lt
lower and 6th higher Army Academy
The decoration was awarded on January 24
Canada, CEF. A 34th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, Type I with "34" within a circle Auction Archive Below it he is identifiedIn browning copper, unmarked, measuring 35. 8 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Guelph, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 23, 1915 with a strength of 41 officers and 1,102 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. J. Oliver. In England, the Battalion was reorganized as the "Boys Battalion" and ultimately disbanded.