In browning copper, maker marked "P.W. ELLIS & CO. LTD. 1915." on the reverse, measuring 52 mm (w) x 48.8 mm (h), both lugs intact, one of which is bent back, original pin, near extremely fine.
Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the counties of Peel and York, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Camp Niagara, Ontario. The Battalion sailed March 29, 1916 with a strength of 34 officers and 1,046 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.M. McCausland. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 50th, 51st, 52nd Infantry Battalions and the 2nd Mounted Rifles Battalion. It was disbanded September 15, 1920.

