WWI 127th Infantry Battalion 12th York Rangers Cap Badge CEF
WWI 127th Infantry Battalion 12th York Rangers Cap Badge CEF - Browning copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS. TORONTO" on the reverse, 45.8 mm x 46 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of York, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 24, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.F. Clarke with a strength of 32 officers and 972 other ranks. On November 8, 1916, the Battalion was re-designated the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops and served in France in this capacity. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.

