Canada, CEF. A 186th Infantry Battalion "Kent Battalion" Cap Badge, Type I with "Usque Ad Aras" consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac one is maker marked "RODEN

one is maker marked "RODEN BROS TORONTO 1918"

measuring 16 mm (w) x 21 cm (h)

marked "800" on reverse

Niagara Falls

Canada, CEF. A 186th Infantry Battalion "Kent Battalion" Cap Badge, Type I with "Usque Ad Aras" consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac one is maker marked "RODENIn blackened copper, voided, maker marked "WELLINGS MFG. CO. TORONTO" on the reverse, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 47. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Kent County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Chatham under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed March 28, 1917 under the command of Major N. Smith with a strength of 18 officers and 469 other