for being absent without leave
A Large Golden Party Badge - large version (30
two rivets visible on the reverse
illustrating a black swastika placed upon a white circle in the centre
followed by a posting to the 4th Reserve Battalion at Witley on December 20th
Canada. An Unofficial 198Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs" Cap Badge,C.1917 Hold for being absent without leaveCanada; Brass gilt, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by P. W. Ellis and J. R. Gaunt, 43. 8 mm (w) x 53. 5 mm (h), intact lugs and pin, 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