8-12, 12th Reserve Regiment Enamelled Cap Badge, Variety
2 lugs
These badges are believed to of been worn by officer's.
Lineage of the 12th Reserve Battalion (Central Ontario Regiment) 12th Infantry Battalion, August 1914 - May 1915 The 12th Battalion was a composite battalion organized in August 1914 at Camp Valcartier Quebec under authority of Privy Council Order 2067 of August 6th 1914 authorized under General Order 142 of 1914. The 12th Battalion comprised of volunteers from militia regiments from both Quebec and the Maritime provinces. Cavalry volunteers were provided by the 29th New Brunswick Dragoons (17), and the 36th PEI Light Horse (11), and the following infantry regiments: 4th Regt (Chasseurs) (41) 8th Royal Rifles (368), 9th Regt. (Voltigeurs de Quebec) (29), 17th Regt de Levis (7), 18th Regt. (Franc-Tireurs du Saguenay) (3), 53rd Sherbrooke Regt. (107), 54th Regt. (Carabiniers de Sherbrooke) (113), 61st Regt. De Montmagny (6), 62nd Regt (St. John Fusiliers) (140), 64th Chateauguay and Beauharnois Regt. (23), 67th Regt. (Carleton Light Inf.) (30), 71st York Regt. (160), 73rd Northumberland Regt. (76), 74th Regt. (The New Brunswick Rangers) (73), 80th Nicolet Regt. (1), 82nd Abegweit Light Infantry (31), 83rd Joliette Regiment (26), 84th St Hyacinth Regt. (12), 85th Regt. (12), 89th Regt. (15), and the 92nd Dorchester Regt. (9). The Battalion sailed with the First Contingent October 3rd 1914 under command of Lieutenant-Colonel H.F. McLeod with a strength of 45 officers and 1028 other ranks. After its arrival the 12th Infantry Battalion was declared surplus to divisional requirements and was designated as the Reserve and Training Depot for the 14th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment) and later also for the PPCLI for which no provision for reinforcements had been made. Regimental numbers block 22501 - 24000.
12th Infantry Battalion Training and Reserve May 1915 - July 1916
Between May of 1915 and July 1916 the 12th Infantry Battalion Training and Reserve served as the reinforcing battalion for the for the 14th Battalion and the PPCLI serving at that time with the British Army. With the arrival of the 2nd Division the number of training and reserve battalions was increased from four to seven. On the formation of the 3rd Division in England in late 1915 the number was again increased to 18. At this time some of the original seven Reserve and Training Battalions were realigned to conform to the infantry battalions raised in the different Military Districts in Canada. In July 1916 the first 12th Infantry Battalion Training and Reserve and 91st Infantry Battalion were absorbed by the 23rd Battalion Training and reserve. This becoming the reinforcing battalion for the 14th and 24th Infantry Battalions and the 3rd Canadian Labor Battalion on formation of the 3rd Division in England in December 1915 The 14th Battalion, serving in the 3rd Infantry Brigade 1st Canadian Division The PPCLI served with the British Army December 21st 1914 to December 1915 and with the 7th Infantry Brigade 3rd Canadian Division for the remainder of WWI. After the 1917 reorganization reinforcements were supplied by the 6th Reserve Battalion.
12th Infantry Battalion Training and Reserve July 1916 - January 1917
In July 1916 a second 12th Infantry Battalion Training and Reserve was established to supply reinforcements for battalions from Toronto serving in the Canadian Corps in France. The ‘new’ 12th Infantry Battalion Training and Reserve absorbing the 83rd Bn. July 7th 1916, 91st Bn. July 15th 1916, 98th Bn. October 6th 1916, 109th Bn. December 8th 1916, 129th Bn. October 18th 1916, 130th Bn. October 6th 1916, 146th Bn. October 6th 1916. In January 1917 the 12th Infantry Battalion was redesignated as the 12th Reserve Battalion under command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.G. Mitchell, to supply reinforcements to the 3rd, 75th 124th (Pioneer) Battalions and 1st Canadian Labor Battalion. In January 1917 the 12th Infantry Battalion was reorganized to form the 12th Reserve Battalion supplying reinforcements to the 3rd, 75th 124th (Pioneer) Battalions and the 1st Canadian Labor Battalion. In February 1918 the 12th Reserve Battalion absorbed the 5th Reserve Battalion becoming one of two Hosted at canadiansoldiers.com - please send feedback, corrections and other updates to the author, Chris Brooker, at cgbrooker@aol.comreinforcing battalions for the 1st Central Ontario Regiment this authorized under General Order 77 of April 15th 1918. (The second being the 3rd Reserve Battalion.) The 12th Reserve Battalion provided reinforcements for 3rd, 15th, 20th and 75th (Toronto) Battalions serving with the Canadian Corps on the Western Front. The 12th Infantry Battalion created under GO 142 of 1914 was disbanded under General Order 149 of 1920. 12th Reserve Battalion January 1917- November 1918 During the period of its operations the 12th Reserve Battalion absorbed the 166th Bn. January 8th 1917, 176th Bn, May 7th 1916, 234th Bn. April 29th 1917, a portion of the 241st Bn. May 7th 1917, and 255th Bn. June 12th 1917. In February 1918 the 12th Reserve Battalion absorbed the 134th Bn. this released from the 5th Division then in formation in England which was broken up for reinforcements.
