In browning copper, maker marked "P.W. ELLIS & CO" on the reverse, measuring 45.5 mm (w) x 46.5 mm (h), both lugs intact, 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 Battalion was absorbed into the 3rd Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.

