Wwi 170Th Infantry Battalion "Mississauga Horse" Cap Badge Auction Archive silver frame (marked "800")

silver frame (marked "800")

together with box of issue

businessmen and missionaries had sought refuge

) Naming is official British Army impressed in large capitals (thus late issue)

during the spring of 1920

Wwi 170Th Infantry Battalion "Mississauga Horse" Cap Badge Auction Archive silver frame (marked "800")Pickled copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Hemsley, 44 mm x 47. 9 mm, intact lugs, better than 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 October 26, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. Reed with a strength of 31 officers and 888 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 5th Reserve