A First War Ottawa Battalioncap Badge GTRexclude HUTCHINSON

HUTCHINSON

3 mm x 42 mm

This badge was made in exile in Italy probably around 1939-1940

the backer resting against the body of the wearer

A First War Ottawa Battalioncap Badge GTRexclude HUTCHINSONA First War Ottawa Battalion Cap Badge 77th Infantry Battalion, In pickled copper, void version, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Hemsley, 41. 6 mm x 55. 3 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Ottawa, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion left Canada June 19, 1916 with a strength of 38 officers and 1,007 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant