Canada, Cef. A 205Th Infantry Battalion "Hamilton Tiger Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Lexington (CV-16)

Lexington (CV-16)

marked with code “L/21” for maker Förster & Barth

green oxidation evident on both sides of the maple leaf's left side

the belt fed through the loop on the buckle

arriving in Canada on the 28th

Canada, Cef. A 205Th Infantry Battalion "Hamilton Tiger Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction Lexington (CV-16)In pickled copper, measuring 42. 5 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), both lugs intact but pinched, scattered wear in the picked finish, very light contact, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Hamilton, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. On December 20, 1916, the Battalion was re designated a Draft Depot for the Canadian Machine Gun Corps, Military District 2, Central Ontario. On October 10, 1917, the unit