Canada, CEF. A 157th Infantry Battalion "Simcoe Foresters" Cap Badge, Type I with Round Shield United Republic of It is awarded for outstanding

It is awarded for outstanding merits in the defence of Christianity

diphtheria

age wear on the receiving clip

and a Hungarian War Merit Medal

suspended from a scroll-style hanger bearing the date "1893"

Canada, CEF. A 157th Infantry Battalion "Simcoe Foresters" Cap Badge, Type I with Round Shield United Republic of It is awarded for outstandingIn browning copper, unmarked, measuring 33 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Simcoe County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Barrie, under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 18, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D. H. MacLaren with a strength of 32 officers and 967 other ranks. In England, the