A First War Infantry Battalion "Brock's Rangers" Sweetheart Badge

Die-stamped bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, unmarked, 29.5 mm x 29.5 mm, horizontal pinback, chipping and crazing evident in the white enamels on the central numeral oval, green oxidation spots, very fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Haldimand County and the Six Nations Reserve, with mobilization headquarters at Cayuga under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A.T. Thompson with a strength of 31 officers and 679 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 35th and 36th Infantry Battalions. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.