Wwi 97Th Battalion ”Toronto Americans” Cap Badge Archive with maker's mark 'FN'

with maker's mark 'FN'

London Gazette 26 September 1917:

British Columbia

brass pull sliding closure at the top

Wwi 97Th Battalion ”Toronto Americans” Cap Badge Archive with maker's mark 'FN'Browning copper, maker marked GEO H LEES & CO. and ELLIS BROS., 44 mm x 46. 5 mm, intact lugs and pin, excellent stamping, beautiful patina, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 19, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Clark with a strength of 31 officers and 798 other ranks. The Battalion was one of four