Canada, CEF. A 123rd Infantry Battalion "Royal Grenadier Overseas Battalion 10th Regiment" Officer's Cap Badge, Type I with "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense" visually-hidden Stamped onto the crown in

Stamped onto the crown in black ink is a Reichsbetriebsnummer of “0/0125/0197” and a size mark of “57”

measuring 42 cm in length inclusive of its suspension loop

The edelweiss is indicative of either Hochland or Deutsche Österreich HJ units

material fatigue consistent with use and with minor soiling

and wreath in bright silvered wires

Canada, CEF. A 123rd Infantry Battalion "Royal Grenadier Overseas Battalion 10th Regiment" Officer's Cap Badge, Type I with "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense" visually-hidden Stamped onto the crown inIn gilded copper, unmarked, measuring 47. 5 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 9, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. B. Kingsmill, with a strength of 12 officers and 369 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was re designated the 123rd Pioneer Battalion. It was