Canada, Cef. A 98Th Infantry Battalion "Lincoln And Welland" Battalion Cap Badge, By P.w.ellis, C.1916 GTRexclude eleven Captain Rank Insignia (in

eleven Captain Rank Insignia (in silvered metal

the exterior with a red pebbled fabric covering on five sides and a black fabric bottom

flanked by crossed bones and an ornate pattern on either side

obverse inscribed with the month and year of the battle

Last Pay Certificate and London Gazette page with his Military Cross citation

Canada, Cef. A 98Th Infantry Battalion "Lincoln And Welland" Battalion Cap Badge, By P.w.ellis, C.1916 GTRexclude eleven Captain Rank Insignia (inIn browning copper, maker marked "P W ELLIS & CO 1916" on the reverse, measuring 41 mm (w) x 38. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Lincoln and Welland Counties of Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Welland under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed July 16, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. A. Rose with a strength of 36