Canada, CEF. A 208th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Irish" Cap Badge Province of China (Gioventù Italiana del Littorio =

(Gioventù Italiana del Littorio = GIL): Die-stamped bronze gilt with deep yellow and red paint

Meckert was transferred to Jäger-Regiment 38

Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

reverse illustrating a Christian cross with the inscription "BENEMERENTI" across it

Canada, CEF. A 208th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Irish" Cap Badge Province of China (Gioventù Italiana del Littorio =In browning copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 43. 3 mm (w) x 54 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed May 3, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. H. Lennox with a strength of 27 officers and 686 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 2nd