Canada, CEF. A Canadian Forestry Battalion Cap Badge Hold with award number “75” by

with award number “75” by awarded by decree of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito on 2 October 1953

with TERRITORIAL suspender bar

He was in Flying Officer Fawkess crew

marked "MADE IN AUSTRIA" and maker marked "MÜNZAMT WIEN" on the edge

along with surface wear

Canada, CEF. A Canadian Forestry Battalion Cap Badge Hold with award number “75” byIn pickled brass, reverse marked OBALLAN, with two intact lugs and pin, measures 34. 9 mm (w) x 39. 2 mm (h), light wear, extremely fine. Footnote: The Canadian Forestry (Overseas) Battalion was formed during the First World War to supply timber for the Allied war effort. Composed largely of experienced lumbermen, it served overseas in Britain and France, producing vast quantities of lumber for trenches, railways, roads, and military construction. The