Wwi 216Th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Bantams" Cap Badge, Cef Newly Listed date sub-heading June 3

date sub-heading June 3

in Toronto on February 28

dated March 8

Footnote: Hillier Givins originally applied for a commission in the British Army in October 1855

1896 in Toronto

Wwi 216Th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Bantams" Cap Badge, Cef Newly Listed date sub-heading June 3WWI 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.