A DRK (German Red Cross/Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) membership badge
It is etched with a wide banner with an ornate leafed border
He is documented on the roll of the Toronto Garrison and Field Battery
held in place by large capped rivets on either end and a central rivet
measuring approximately 5
Canada, CEF. A 170th Infantry Battalion "Mississauga Horse" Cap Badge, Type I with "In Malus Cornu" Archive A DRK (German Red Cross/DeutschesIn pickled copper with a bright copper finish, unmarked, measuring 44 mm (w) x 47. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear evident in the copper finish, top tip of the maple leaf bent slightly forward, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed October 26, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L. Reed with a strength of 31