Wwi 216Th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Bantams" Cap Badge, Cef Auction Archive Seahorse and Triton had missed

Seahorse and Triton had missed the breakout of the pocket-battleships Graf Spee and Deutschland

Both interior and exterior show no mothing

moderate edge wear on exterior

with pocket of issue

Wwi 216Th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Bantams" Cap Badge, Cef Auction Archive Seahorse and Triton had missedWWI 216th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Bantams" Cap Badge, CEF Blackened copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Ellis, very crisp detail, high relief, 38. 5 mm x 47. 2 mm, intact lugs, near mint. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed April 18, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. L. Burton with a strength of 30 officers and 783 other ranks.