Canada, CEF. A 114th Infantry Battalion "Brock's Rangers" Cap Badge, by P.W.Ellis, c.1916

In browning copper, maker marked "P.W. ELLIS & CO. LTD. 1916" on the reverse, measuring 45.8 mm (w) x 46.2 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely 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 30 officers and 679 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 35th and 36th Infantry Battalions. It was disbanded September 15, 1920.