Canada, Cef. A 127Th Infantry Battalion "12Th York Rangers" Officer's Cap Badge, By Birks, C.1916 Auction latin cross with concave arms

latin cross with concave arms in bronze and blue

his death attributed to his war service

nice old patina

published in London in 1903

Canada, Cef. A 127Th Infantry Battalion "12Th York Rangers" Officer's Cap Badge, By Birks, C.1916 Auction latin cross with concave armsFour piece construction, three individual numbers (1, 2 and 7) in silver, affixed to a browning copper base, maker marked "BIRKS", dated "1916" and museum coded in white on the reverse, measuring 45. 5 mm (w) x 45. 7 mm (h), one of two lugs intact, fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of York, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 24, 1916