WWI 178th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF

WWI 178th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - Version I Pickled copper, unmarked, 32.8 mm x 44.7 mm, intact lugs and pin, one lug bent forward, scattered gilt wear, better than very fine.Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec and Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Victoriaville, Quebec under the authority of G.O.69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed March 4, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel L. de la B. Girouard with a strength of 21 officers and 415 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 10th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.