Canada, Cef. A 1St Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Archive difficult to decipherable

difficult to decipherable

: Father: Private Richard Charles Cooke

a Großdeutschland (Greater Germany) badge

The majority of those who received the award did so for services during the First World War

He died in 2009

Canada, Cef. A 1St Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Archive difficult to decipherableTwo piece construction, white metal insignia, mounted to a browning copper maple leaf base, maker marked "HICKS & SONS LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 43. 5 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southwestern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F.