Canada. A 29th Infantry Battalion "Tobin's Tigers"/"Vancouver Regiment" Officer's Cap Badge, c.1915

Version two with "VANCOUVER XXIX BATTALION" ribbon banner. In browning copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Limited of London, England, measuring 32.3 mm (w) x 42.5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Vancouver, British Columbia under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1915 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,090 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel H.S. Tobin. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Limited of London, England was an established jeweller and produced finely designed badges and insignia, mainly for officers.