Canada. A CEF 180th Infantry Battalion "Sportsmen Battalion" Cap Badge, c.1916

Canada; Blackened copper, unmarked, 45 mm (w) x 50.5 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 15, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel R.H. Greer with a strength of 31 officers and 833 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 3rd Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.