Canada, CEF. A 2nd Infantry Battalion "Eastern Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge, by Tiptaft Hold (Halsband für Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes)

(Halsband für Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes)

the reverse with a central red enamelled medallion inscribed “10

ring marked "20"

measuring 420 mm x 107 mm

and fought on the Western Front throughout the war

Canada, CEF. A 2nd Infantry Battalion "Eastern Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge, by Tiptaft Hold (Halsband für Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes)Two piece construction, white metal insignia, mounted to a browning copper maple leaf base, maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse, measuring 43. 5 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 with a strength of 45 officers and 1,098 other