Canada, CEF. A 169th Infantry Battalion "109th Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I with Maple Leaf on a Voided Circle Province of China hallmark) featuring twenty-four embedded natural

hallmark) featuring twenty-four embedded natural diamonds surrounding the red

the interior demonstrating the remnants of a likely Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label which has been lost to time

the Battalion was absorbed into the 15th Reserve Baatalion

each constructed of black doeskin with buckram cores

Canada, CEF. A 169th Infantry Battalion "109th Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I with Maple Leaf on a Voided Circle Province of China hallmark) featuring twenty-four embedded naturalIn browning copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 38. 5 mm in diameter, both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed October 26, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. G. Wright with a strength of 32 officers and 887 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 5th Reserve