Canada, CEF. A 129th Infantry Battalion "Wentworth Battalion" Cap Badge, c.1915

In browning copper, voided, measuring 44 mm (w) x 51.8 mm (h), both lugs intact, one of which is bent, contact marks on the "129" designation, very fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of Wentworth, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Dundas, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 24, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.E.S. Knowles with a strength of 32 officers and 807 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 123rd and 124th Infantry Battalions and the 12th Reserve Battalion.