Canada. Six First War Cap Badges &Collar Tabs

20th Infantry Battalion "1st Central Ontario Regiment" Collar Tab (in browning copper, measuring 29 mm (w) x 33.8 mm (h), both lugs bent back but intact); 21st Infantry Battalion Collar Tab (in browning copper, measuring 32 mm (w) x 31.7 mm (h), both lugs bent back but intact); 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Collar Tab (in browning brass, maker marked "J.R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 26.5 mm (w) x 28.8 mm (h), both lugs bent back but intact); 28th Infantry Battalion "North West Regiment" Cap Badge (in pickled copper, measuring 35.2 mm (w) x 38.5 mm (h), both lugs bent back but intact); 29th Infantry Battalion "Tobin's Tigers"/"Vancouver Regiment" Collar Tab (in browning copper, measuring 28.5 mm (w) x 29.7 mm (h), both lugs intact); and 47th Infantry Battalion Collar Tab (in browning copper, voided, measuring 30.3 mm (w) x 34 mm (H), two of four prongs intact). Ranging from very fine to extremely fine.

 

Footnote: The 20th Infantry Battalion "1st Central Ontario Regiment" was raised in Central and Northern Ontario and mobilized in Toronto under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 15, 1915 aboard the S.S. Megantic, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.A.W. Allen, with a strength of 35 officers and 1,100 other ranks, arriving in England on May 24th. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 4th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The 21st Infantry Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario and mobilized in Kingston, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 4, 1915 with a strength of 42 officers and 1,057 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W. St. P. Hughes. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 4th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" was raised in Nova Scotia and mobilized in Halifax under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel G.A. LeCainwith a strength of 42 officers and 1,081 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The 28th Infantry Battalion "North West Regiment" was raised in Saskatchewan and Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 195. The Battalion sailed May 29, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.F.L. Embury with a strength of 36 officers and 1.078 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The 29th Infantry Battalion "Tobin's Tigers"/"Vancouver Regiment" was raised and mobilized in Vancouver, British Columbia under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1915 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,090 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel H.S. Tobin. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Limited of London, England was an established jeweller and produced finely designed badges and insignia, mainly for officers. The 47th Infantry Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G.O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at New Westminster. The Battalion sailed November 13, 1915, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.N. Winsby with a strength of 36 officers and 1,114 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division. The Battalion was re-designated the "47th Western Ontario Battalion" in February 1918. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.