Wwi 216Th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Bantams" Cap Badge, Cef Newly Listed 1917 with an ongoing case

1917 with an ongoing case of diarrhea

German Red Cross Award

reverse of the frame marked “800”

1 Bayonet & Scabbard

with rosette and mounted bow and tails

Wwi 216Th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Bantams" Cap Badge, Cef Newly Listed 1917 with an ongoing caseWWI 216th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Bantams" Cap Badge, CEF Blackened copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Ellis, very crisp detail, high relief, 38. 5 mm x 47. 2 mm, intact lugs, near mint. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed April 18, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. L. Burton with a strength of 30 officers and 783 other ranks.