A First War 3Rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" Cap Badge Auction oakleaves also in gilded iron

oakleaves also in gilded iron

where they meet the sleeve seam

circa 1871

an invasion force consisting of 34

Brown was born in 1881 and named his next-of-kin as his mother

A First War 3Rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" Cap Badge Auction oakleaves also in gilded ironA First War 3rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" Cap Badge Browning copper, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, 42. 7 mm x 51 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. Rennie with a strength of 43 officers