A First War Cef 20Th Infantry Battalion "1St Central Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge United Republic of 54th Battalion

54th Battalion

in addition to wear on the straps from active use

On original ribbons

with Turner later settling in Walton

with a black recessed metal bed

A First War Cef 20Th Infantry Battalion "1St Central Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge United Republic of 54th BattalionCanada; Browning copper, maker mark obscured on the reverse, 46. 5 mm x 50. 5 mm, one lug is intact, the other is a replacement, light contact, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central and Northern Ontario and mobilized in Toronto under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 15, 1915 aboard the S. S. Megantic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. A. W. Allen, with a strength of 35 officers