Canada. A CEF 24th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Cap Badge, c.1915

Canada; Blackened copper, unmarked, 34 mm (w) x 39 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Montreal, Quebec under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 15, 1915 with a strength of 42 officers and 1,082 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.A. Gunn. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.