Canada, CEF. An 188th Infantry Battalion "Saskatchewan Battalion" Cap Badge, c.1916

In browning copper, voided, measuring 37 mm (w) x 37 mm (h), both lugs intact, greening evident on the top tip of the leaf on the obverse, light contact, better than very fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Northern Saskatchewan with mobilization headquarters at Prince Albert under the authority of G.O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed October 13, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel C.J. Donaldson with a strength of 32 officers and 1,004 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 15th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.