WW1 C.E.F 1st Infantry Battalion ‘Ontario Regt’ cap badge.

A 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, rear loops, 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.W. Hill with a strength of 47 officers and 1,106 other ranks. The Battalion served in France with the 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.