Canada. A First War 97Th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Americans" Cap Badge, Second Version Hold the left collar tab displays

the left collar tab displays a single silvered rank pip on a black wool upper

A WWI Canadian RFC Side Cap - This cap has remained untouched - with the fabric of the cap showing exact indentation where the RFC cap badge (unmarked) and its lugs have sat since the war

4 mm and Type Two

(Pogacic 95)

his birthplace is now Winnipeg

Canada. A First War 97Th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Americans" Cap Badge, Second Version Hold the left collar tab displaysBrowning copper, second version with "AMERICAN LEGION" ribbon banner, maker marked "GEO. H. LEES & Co. 1915" on the reverse, 46. 5 mm (w) x 44. 5 (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 19, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Clark with a strength of 31 officers and 798 other ranks. The