Canada. WWI 117th Infantry Battalion Collar Tab CEF

 Canada. WWI 117th Infantry Battalion Collar Tab CEF - Pickled brass, voided, unmarked, 27 mm x 35.7 mm, intact lugs and pin, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Quebec, with mobilization headquarters at Sherbrooke under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel L.J. Gilbert with a strength of 36 officers and 943 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into 23rd Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.