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on gilded metal (magnetic)
maker marked “6” and marked ""GES
otherwise very fine and possibly unique
enamel chipping on the top ray
chipping evident in the white enamels on the bottom arm of the cross
Canada. An Unofficial 198Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge,C.1917 GTRexclude on gilded metal (magnetic)Canada; Brass gilt, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by P. W. Ellis and J. R. Gaunt, 43. 8 mm (w) x 53. 5 mm (h), intact lugs and pin, 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 strength of 31 officers and 841 other ranks. In England, the