Canada. A 126Th Infantry Battalion "Peel Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction 2 mm x 86 mm

2 mm x 86 mm

"PRO PATRIA" (For Country) below and engraver marked "P GRANDHOMME"

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the dagger measuring 370 mm in length

Canada. A 126Th Infantry Battalion "Peel Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction 2 mm x 86 mmIn browning copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, measuring 47 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of Peel, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. J. Hamilton with a strength of 32 officers