Canada, Cef. A 1St Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Archive 8 mm and 13 mm

8 mm and 13 mm x 47 mm respectively

: Father: Private Richard Charles Cooke

and New Zealand Service Medal

difficult to decipherable

Canada, Cef. A 1St Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Archive 8 mm and 13 mmTwo piece construction, white metal insignia, mounted to a browning copper maple leaf base, maker marked "HICKS & SONS LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 43. 5 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), both lugs intact, 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 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F.