Canada. Three Infantry Battalion Cap Badges, C.1915

Includes: 12th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge (in browning copper, unmarked, measuring 43.8 mm (w) x 44.8 mm (h), both lugs intact); 66th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge (in browning copper, maker marked "JACKSON BROS 1916" on the reverse, measuring 41 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), both lugs intact); and 74th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge (in browning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT B'HAM" on the reverse, measuring 51 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), both lugs intact). Very light contact, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The 12th Infantry Battalion was raised in Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island 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 H.F. McLeod with a strength of 45 officers and 1,028 other ranks. Upon arrival in England, the 12th Battalion was re-designated the 12th Reserve Battalion forming part of the Canadian Training Depot. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The 66th Infantry Battalion was raised and mobilized in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 28, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.W. McKinery with a strength of 36 officers and 1,071 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion in England and was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The 74th Infantry Battalion was raised in the counties of Peel and York, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Camp Niagara, Ontario. The Battalion sailed March 29, 1916 with a strength of 34 officers and 1,046 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.M. McCausland. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 50th, 51st, 52nd Infantry Battalions and the 2nd Mounted Rifles Battalion. It was disbanded September 15, 1920.

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