244th Infantry Battalion Other Ranks Cap Badge
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Canada, CEF. A 244th Infantry Battalion "Kitchener's Own" Cap Badge, c.1915
Type I with "Kitchener's Own". In pickled copper, voided, measuring 41.7 mm (w) x 44.8 mm (h), both lugs have been replaced, near extremely fine.
This badge was worn by members of the 244th Infantry Battalion.
The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G.O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed March 28, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel E.M. McRobie with a strength of 27 officers and 604 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 23rd Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.
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