Canada, CEF. A 198th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge Hold including letters

including letters

maker marked "SCHWAAB S & S CO

a Reich Air Protection League (RLB) pin

in machine-woven gold coloured and grey/silvery threads

1940 it was responsible for the sinking of the British troop transporter “Lancastria”

Canada, CEF. A 198th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge Hold including lettersIn browning copper, maker marked "P. W. ELLIS & CO" on the reverse, measuring 46 mm (w) x 46 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, obverse with residue evident in the recessed areas from cleaning, near 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