Canada, CEF. A 47th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge, by Jacoby, c.1915

Type II with Regular Leaf bearing a thin "47. In blackened copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Jacoby, measuring 39.5 mm (w) x 42.3 mm (h), both lugs intact, lacquered on the obverse, light contact, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G.O. 86, July 1, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at New Westminster. The Battalion sailed November 13, 1915, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.N. Winsby with a strength of 36 officers and 1,114 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division. The Battalion was re-designated the "47th Western Ontario Battalion" in February 1918. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.