Canada, CEF. A 198Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, By Ellis & Co.,C.1916 Buy Now and III Class Bronze Grade

and III Class Bronze Grade

13 mm (w) x 81

It is awarded for humanitarian work in Liberia

Thairs signed his Officers' Declaration Paper with the 176th Infantry Battalion "Niagara Rangers"

on ribbon bar for suspension

Canada, CEF. A 198Th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, By Ellis & Co.,C.1916 Buy Now and III Class Bronze GradeIn browning copper, maker marked "P. W. ELLIS & CO" on the reverse, measuring 45. 5 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The 198th Infantry Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed March 28, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Cooper with a strength of 31 officers and 841 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed