A First War 1St Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity 42 mm x 46

42 mm x 46

while with the 1st Battalion

a First Class Gunboat and it was here that he was to see an advancement in rank to Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class on August 26th

with hand stritched collar tabs and armband shows typical signs of period use including wear zones on the cuffs and collar

51mm x 55 mm

A First War 1St Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity 42 mm x 46A First War 1st Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Two piece construction, white metal insignia on a browning copper maple leaf base, maker marked "HICKS & SONS LONDON" on the reverse, 43. 8 mm 44. 7 mm, horizontal pinback, 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