WWI 216th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF
WWI 216th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - Browning copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, 38.5 mm x 47.3 mm, intact lugs and pins, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed April 18, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.L. Burton with a strength of 30 officers and 783 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 3rd Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded September 15, 1920

