A First War CEF 30th Infantry Battalion "British Columbia Battalion" Cap Badge with "2" on the Maple Leaf

Canada; White metal, voided, unmarked, 41 mm x 51 mm, intact slider, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia with mobilization headquarters at Victoria under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed February 23, 1915 with a strength of 35 officers and 980 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.A. Hall. In England, the 30th Infantry Battalion became the 30th Reserve Battalion, which later was absorbed into the 1st Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.