Canada, CEF. A 1st Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge, by Hicks & Sons Hold Hutchens was discharged on October

Hutchens was discharged on October 31

six black bakelite boutonnieres with War Merit Medal Ribbons

obverse centre presenting a pronounced central blue stone with pink coral bead denoting 3rd grade

awarding a gold pin to pilots who successfully bailed out of a disabled aircraft using an Irving Parachute (although Leslie Irvin is credited with inventing the first free-fall parachute in 1919

measuring 185 mm (w) x 110 mm (h) when folded on a flat surface

Canada, CEF. A 1st Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment" Cap Badge, by Hicks & Sons Hold Hutchens was discharged on OctoberTwo piece construction, white metal insignia, mounted to a browning copper maple leaf base, maker marked "HICKS & SONS LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 43. 8 mm (w) x 44. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact with pin, dark residue around the white metal insignia, very 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