Canada, CEF. A 34th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, Type I with "34" within a circle Republic of confirming that the ring corresponds

confirming that the ring corresponds to known examples privately-purchased by SS personnel as commemorative service pieces

With enthusiasm

but typical decoration by C

reverse illustrating the Sacred Heart of Jesus within a Crown of Thorns at the junction of the arms of the cross

Footnote: Hans Ludwig Müller was born in 1893 in Mannheim

Canada, CEF. A 34th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, Type I with "34" within a circle Republic of confirming that the ring correspondsIn 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.