A First War 3Rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" Cap Badge Auction A Second War German Nurses

A Second War German Nurses Badge in 800 Silver

was not immune to the revolutionary fervour that swept Europe in 1848-1849

Brown was born in 1881 and named his next-of-kin as his mother

oakleaves also in gilded iron

A First War 3Rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" Cap Badge Auction A Second War German NursesA First War 3rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" Cap Badge Browning copper, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, 42. 7 mm x 51 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. Rennie with a strength of 43 officers