Canada, CEF. A 156th Infantry Battalion "156th Leeds and Grenville Battalion" Cap Badge, c.1915

In pickled copper, voided, measuring 41 mm (w) x 43.5 mm (h), both lugs intact, traces of the pickled finish remains, very light contact, better than very fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Leeds and Grenvile Counties of Ontario, with mobilization headquarters at Brockville under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 18, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel T.C.D. Bedell with a strength of 28 officers and 778 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 2nd, 21st and 38th Infantry Battalions, the P.O.C.O.I., and the 6th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.