Wwi 170Th Infantry Battalion "Mississauga Horse" Cap Badge Auction It began training late 1943

It began training late 1943 in Grafenwohr with German instructors and was formally formed in April 1944

hard cover

two original letters from the Ontario Provincial Police in Orillia

He was with "O" Wing when he was stuck off strength from the Overseas Military Forces of Canada on May 8

29 mm x 33

Wwi 170Th Infantry Battalion "Mississauga Horse" Cap Badge Auction It began training late 1943Pickled copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Hemsley, 44 mm x 47. 9 mm, intact lugs, better than extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed October 26, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. Reed with a strength of 31 officers and 888 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 5th Reserve