Canada. A 126th Infantry Battalion "Peel Battalion" Cap Badge, c.1916

In browning copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, measuring 47 mm (w) x 46.5 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact, better than very fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of Peel, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.J. Hamilton with a strength of 32 officers and 822 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 109th and 116th Infantry Battalions and the 8th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.