Wwi 170Th Infantry Battalion "Mississauga Horse" Cap Badge Hold dated September 6

dated September 6

This textbook cufftitle is bordered at the top and bottom edges in horizontally woven

95th Battalion Cap Badge

and multi piece constructed black swastika

Wwi 170Th Infantry Battalion "Mississauga Horse" Cap Badge Hold dated September 6Pickled 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