A First War 97Th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Americans" Cap Badge Hold NB) Bronze gilt insignia on

NB) Bronze gilt insignia on a white metal base

cross in bronze

Military Long Service Cross for Twenty Five Years' Service (bronze gilt

on a trapezoid suspension with original ribbon and pinback

he lived in Hover

A First War 97Th Infantry Battalion "Toronto Americans" Cap Badge Hold NB) Bronze gilt insignia on2nd Version with "American Legion" Ribbon Banner: Browning copper, maker marked "GEO. H. LEES & Co 1915" on the reverse, 43. 8 mm x 47. 7 mm, 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 Battalion