Canada. An Unofficial 198Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge,C.1917 GTRexclude chipping evident in the white

chipping evident in the white enamels on the bottom arm of the cross

with Danny Thomas as her opening act

on gilded metal (magnetic)

maker marked “6” and marked ""GES

measuring 115 mm x 82 mm

Canada. An Unofficial 198Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge,C.1917 GTRexclude chipping evident in the whiteCanada; 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