Canada. A Lot Of Three First War Battalion Cap Badges

49th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge (in pickled copper, maker marked "R.J. INGLIS LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 35.5 mm (w) x 38.2 mm (h), both lugs intact); 52nd Infantry Battalion "New Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge (in blackened brass, measuring 35.5 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), all four prongs intact); and 75th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge (in browning copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS 1915" on the reverse, measuring 46.8 mm (w) x 47.7 mm (h), both lugs bent back but intact). Ranging from better than very fine to near extremely fine.

Footnote: The 49th Infantry Battalion was raised in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G.O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was also at Edmonton. The Battalion sailed June 4, 1915 with a strength of 36 officers and 996 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.A. Griesbach. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 7th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The 52nd Infantry Battalion "New Ontario Regiment" was raised in Western Ontario under the authority of G.O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Port Arthur. The Battalion sailed November 23, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.A.D. Hulme with a strength of 48 officers and 1,032 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The 75th Infantry Battalion was raised in Southern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 29, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel S.G. Beckett, with a strength of 36 officers and 1,114 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 11th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.