Canada. A 1st Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, by Hicks, c.1914

Insignia in white metal, mounted to a browning copper base, maker marked "HICKS & SONS LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 43.5 mm (w) x 44.5 mm (h), both lugs bent back but intact, near 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.