Canada, CEF. A 220th Infantry Battalion "York Rangers" Cap Badge Province of China (Bleistiftskizze)

(Bleistiftskizze)

each presenting free of damage or wear and in an overall near mint condition

the oak levees silvered only

a Landesverband Groß-Hessen (Greater Hesse) badge

Canada, CEF. A 220th Infantry Battalion "York Rangers" Cap Badge Province of China (Bleistiftskizze)In pickled brass, unmarked, measuring 44. 8 mm (w) x 48. 2 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed April 29, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B. H. Brown with a strength of 18 officers and 446 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 3rd Reserve