Canada, CEF. A 1st Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge, by Hicks & Sons certificate_of_authenticity 48 mm x 48

48 mm x 48

measuring 55 mm x 82 mm

and spent a pleasant afternoon at the New Zealand Base Hospital at Walton-on-Thames

and Breast Star: 18K Gold with red

by Harold Leslie Peterson

Canada, CEF. A 1st Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge, by Hicks & Sons certificate_of_authenticity 48 mm x 48Two piece construction, white metal insignia, mounted to a browning copper maple leaf base, maker marked "HICKS & SONS LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 44 mm (w) x 44. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, spotting evident on the obverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southwestern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914