Canada, CEF. A First War 198th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge Buy Now (patches of black and white

(patches of black and white wool sewn back-to-back

wear evident on the corners on the lid and in the fabric overlying the hinged area

1858 at the age of 56

Commemorative Medal for the Great War 1914-1918 (in bronze

but in 1975

Canada, CEF. A First War 198th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge Buy Now (patches of black and whiteIn browning copper, maker marked "P. W. ELLIS & CO." on the reverse, measuring 46 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h), cleaned, very light contact, spotting, near extremely fine. Footnote: The 198th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" 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 and 841 other ranks.