Scarce WW1 Canadian 21st Btn Prince of Wales Own regiment Cap Badge.

The 21st Battalion (Eastern Ontario), CEF, was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 6 May 1915, disembarking in France on 15 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 4th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war.
The response by members of the regiment on the outbreak of World War I in 1914 was quite remarkable. Very quickly a contingent of 80 men was formed under Captain George T. Richardson, who became the PWOR’s first officer fatality.
The history of the 21st Battalion, which the PWOR perpetuates, is far too long to relate here, however, it should be mentioned that the unit earned eighteen Battle Honours were won in three years of frontline service. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.
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