245th Infantry Battalion Other Ranks Cap Badge
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Canada, CEF. A 245th Infantry Battalion "Montreal Grenadiers/Canadian Grenadier Guards" Cap Badge, c.1916
Type I without Cyphe. In brass, measuring 36.5 mm (w) x 43.5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine.
This badge was worn by members of the 245th 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 May 3, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel C.C. Ballantyne with a strength of 16 officers and 274 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 23rd Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.
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