A First War 198Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge Auction NS) Bronze gilt

NS)  Bronze gilt

A Memorial Cross to the Permanent Base Company

his Regular Army Certificate of Service Book

The dome is lined in a salmon-coloured rayon with an overlaying reddish brown waterproof liner

comprising: Iron Cross 1914

A First War 198Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge Auction NS) Bronze giltBrowning copper, maker marked "P. W. ELLIS & CO." on the reverse, 45. 5 mm x 45. 7 mm, intact lugs, top tip of the maple leaf bent slightly forward, green oxidation spots evident on the obverse, better than very fine. Footnote: The 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