Canada, CEF. A 198Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, By Ellis & Co.,C.1916 Auction Archive slightly chipped enamels on the

slightly chipped enamels on the reverse of the three o’clock arm

The 43 mm wide sweatband is fabricated from chocolate brown leather

hardly worn badge but without pin assembly

with a vertical pinback (not functional)

A Rare Canadian Memorial Cross to Lt

Canada, CEF. A 198Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, By Ellis & Co.,C.1916 Auction Archive slightly chipped enamels on theIn 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