Canada, Cef. A 1St Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Brass fittings on both items

Brass fittings on both items exhibiting very light contact and residue in the recessed areas from cleaning

his 25 year old brother NCO Theodor Karl Steudel

inscribed "FOR MILITARY MERIT" on the reverse

RNAS: July 27

Footnote: Thomas John Towers accepted the position of veterinary surgeon in the 13th Light Dragoons on May 6

Canada, Cef. A 1St Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Brass fittings on both itemsTwo 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.