A First War 3Rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Archive a Letter from the Department

a Letter from the Department of National Defence - Army (dated October 19

He was responsible for accelerating the mechanization of the army

maker marked "BREHMER MARKNEUKIRCHEN" on the reverse

During the Russian campaign von Liebenstein participated in the Operation Barbarossa

The regiment was also involved in several engagements in World War I in Europe

A First War 3Rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Archive a Letter from the DepartmentA First War 3rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" Cap Badge Browning copper, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, 42. 7 mm x 51 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. Rennie with a strength of 43 officers