A First War Cef 127Th Infantry Battalion "12Th York Rangers" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity Ontario (formerly of Leicester

Ontario (formerly of Leicester

circumscribed above with “19

Gerbier F” (Adolphe Gerbier Francis Massonet)

The only son of Fairfax Rhodes

inscribed "Allan S

A First War Cef 127Th Infantry Battalion "12Th York Rangers" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity Ontario (formerly of LeicesterCanada; Browning copper, unmarked, 46 mm x 46. 3 mm, both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of York, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 24, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. F. Clarke with a strength of 32 officers and 972 other ranks. On November 8, 1916, the Battalion was re designated the 2nd