Canada, Cef. A 1St Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Archive 8 mm and 13 mm

8 mm and 13 mm x 47 mm respectively

He died in 2009

: Father: Private Richard Charles Cooke

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

and New Zealand Service Medal

Canada, Cef. A 1St Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Archive 8 mm and 13 mmTwo 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.