WWI 77th Infantry Battalion "Ottawa Battalion" Cap Badge

WWI 77th Infantry Battalion "Ottawa Battalion" Cap Badge - Pickled copper, voided, maker marked "R.J. INGLIS LIMITED" on the reverse, 41.2 mm x 55.3 mm, replacement lugs, near extremely fine.Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Ottawa, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion left Canada June 19, 1916 with a strength of 38 officers and 1,007 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel D.R. Street. In England, the Battalion was broken up to provide replacements for the 46th and 73rd Infantry Battalions. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.