A 9th Mississauga Horse Pugaree Helmet Badge; 1907 Design

Die-stamped bronze, unmarked, 65.5 mm x 69.5 mm, vertical pinback, the upper ribbon banner slightly undulated, light contact, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The Mississauga Horse was originally formed as the Toronto Mounted Rifles at Toronto, Ontario on April 1, 1901, by combining J and K Squadrons of the Canadian Mounted Rifles with three newly raised companies. In 1903, the regiment was renamed to the 9th Toronto Light Horse and in 1907, it was renamed to the 9th Mississauga Horse. This was a reference to the First Nation that inhabited the area before the Europeans, the Mississaugas. The 9th Mississauga Horse contributed many volunteers to the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War, in particular to the 170th (Mississauga Horse) Battalion, CEF. In 1920, the regiment was renamed The Ontario Mounted Rifles and in 1924 it was renamed The Mississauga Horse. The regimental march was John Peel. In 1936, the regiment was amalgamated with The Governor General's Body Guard to form The Governor General's Horse Guards, an armoured militia (i.e., part-time reservist) regiment, which still exists today as part of 32 Canadian Brigade Group in Toronto.