Canada, Cef. A 127Th Infantry Battalion "12Th York Rangers" Officer's Cap Badge, By Birks, C.1916 Auction with two small rivets typical

with two small rivets typical of the maker “J

naming is father

the reverse presents a barrel hinge and tapering banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch

inscribed "GIBRALTAR 1941 1942" above

Canada, Cef. A 127Th Infantry Battalion "12Th York Rangers" Officer's Cap Badge, By Birks, C.1916 Auction with two small rivets typicalFour 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