Canada, CEF. A 48th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge

In pickled brass, unmarked, measuring 35.3 mm (w) x 37.7 mm (h), both lugs and pin intact, very light contact, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G.O. 86, July 1, 1915, with the mobilization headquarters at Victoria. The Battalion sailed July 1, 1915 aboard the R.M.S. Grampian, with a strength of 38 officers and 1,020 other ranks, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.J.H. Holmes, arriving in England on July 10th. In England, the Battalion was re-designated the 3rd Pioneer Battalion (48th Canadians) and served in France and Belgium with the 3rd Canadian Division. On May 31, 1917, the Battalion was broken up to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field.