Canada, CEF. A 198th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge Republic of and between pages 30-31

and between pages 30-31

Made in die struck tombac

there were still casualties to be attended to

the obverse centre bears Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika circumscribed by inscription “Treue Dienste in der Wehrmacht” (Faithful Service in the Wehrmacht)

measuring 26 mm x 5 mm

Canada, CEF. A 198th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge Republic of and between pages 30-31In browning copper, maker marked "P. W. ELLIS & CO" on the reverse, measuring 46 mm (w) x 46 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, obverse with residue evident in the recessed areas from cleaning, near 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