Wwi 170Th Infantry Battalion "Mississauga Horse" Cap Badge Auction Archive awarded to Quarter-Master William Holloway

awarded to Quarter-Master William Holloway

33 mm x 47

together with box of issue

German Sports Association Flagpole Centrepiece

by maker Juncker

Wwi 170Th Infantry Battalion "Mississauga Horse" Cap Badge Auction Archive awarded to Quarter-Master William HollowayPickled copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Hemsley, 44 mm x 47. 9 mm, intact lugs, better than 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 L. Reed with a strength of 31 officers and 888 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 5th Reserve