In silver with azure blue and white enamels
plus an additional button in the centre along the wearer's back
He was working as a spinner in Hamilton Ontario when he enlisted for the war on September 8
demonstrating some soiling and fatigue to the ribbons
3 Clasps - PYRENEES
Canada, CEF. A 170th Infantry Battalion "Mississauga Horse" Cap Badge, Type I with "In Malus Cornu" GTRexclude In silver with azure blueIn browning copper, unmarked, measuring 44 mm (w) x 47. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact with pin, top tip of maple leaf slightly bent, 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 officers and 888 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the