Canada, CEF. A 123rd Infantry Battalion "Royal Grenadier Overseas Battalion 10th Regiment" Cap Badge, c.1915

In blackened brass, measuring 47.2 mm (w) x 46.3 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 9, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.B. Kingsmill, with a strength of 12 officers and 369 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was re-designated the 123rd Pioneer Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920