WWI 57th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF

WWI 57th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - Browning copper, maker marked "CARON FRERES MONTREAL 1915" on the reverse, 38 mm x 48 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine.Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Quebec City, Quebec under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. the Battalion sailed June 2, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel E.T. Paquette with a strength of 18 officers and 419 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 69th Battalion. It was disbanded on September 19, 1920.