Canada, CEF. A 201st Infantry Battalion "Toronto Light Infantry" Cap Badge, c.1916

Item #C5921

Price:

$70

In pickled copper, measuring 44.5 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear in the pickled finish, very light contact, better than very fine.

 

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Commanding Officer of the Battalion was Lieutenant-Colonel E.W. Hagarty, however, insufficient numbers of recruits resulted with the Battalion being disbanded in Canada and the enlisted men being absorbed into the 170th and 198th Infantry Battalions.