Canada, CEF. A 169th Infantry Battalion "109th Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I with Maple Leaf on a Voided Circle Province of China 188th Infantry Brigade Plaque (brass

188th Infantry Brigade Plaque (brass

crown crafted out of black wool with triple gold bullion austrian knot braid in the centre

each constructed of black doeskin with buckram cores

bearing dual braided gold bullion wire bands bisected by silver aluminum wire bands

constructed of a boiled brown leather shaft

Canada, CEF. A 169th Infantry Battalion "109th Regiment" Cap Badge, Type I with Maple Leaf on a Voided Circle Province of China 188th Infantry Brigade Plaque (brassIn browning copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 38. 5 mm in diameter, both lugs intact, very light contact, 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 J. G. Wright with a strength of 32 officers and 887 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 5th Reserve