Canada, CEF. A 216th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Bantams" Cap Badge Auction surmounted by an eagle clutching

surmounted by an eagle clutching a laurel branch

with a thatched design in the core

with the dual black ribbons at the rear having been lost to time

the graphic of the Victoria Cross on the front cover and the text on the spine in gold-coloured ink

Canada, CEF. A 216th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Bantams" Cap Badge Auction surmounted by an eagle clutchingIn blackened browning copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, measuring 38. 5 mm (w) x 47. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near 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