Canada. An Unofficial 198Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge,C.1917 GTRexclude measuring 115 mm x 82

measuring 115 mm x 82 mm

with Danny Thomas as her opening act

otherwise very fine and possibly unique

maker marked “6” and marked ""GES

and dated to Sep 9th

Canada. An Unofficial 198Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge,C.1917 GTRexclude measuring 115 mm x 82Canada; Brass gilt, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by P. W. Ellis and J. R. Gaunt, 43. 8 mm (w) x 53. 5 mm (h), intact lugs and pin, extremely fine. Footnote: The 198th Infantry Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed March 28, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Cooper with a strength of 31 officers and 841 other ranks. In England, the