Canada, CEF. A 126th Infantry Battalion "Peel Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive Instituted 1319

Instituted 1319

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Canada, CEF. A 126th Infantry Battalion "Peel Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Archive Instituted 1319In browning copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, measuring 47 mm (w) x 46 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of Peel, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. J. Hamilton with a strength of 32 officers and 822 other ranks. In