Canada, CEF. A 142nd Infantry Battalion "London's Own" Cap Badge, c.1915

In pickled brass, measuring 42.5 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in London, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed November 1, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel C.M.R. Graham with a strength of 26 officers and 574 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 23rd Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.