WWI 173 Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Cap Badge

WWI 173 Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Cap Badge - Browning copper, maker marked "GEO. H LEES & Co 1915" on the reverse, 44.5 mm x 48 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine.Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Hamilton, Ontario, under the authority of G.O.69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 14, 1916 under the authority of Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Bruce with a strength of 32 officers and 930 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 2nd Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.