Canada, CEF. A 247th Infantry Battalion "Victoria and Haliburton Battalion/Die Hards" Cap Badge, c.1916

In pickled copper, measuring 39.8 mm (w) x 41.5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Peterborough under the authority of G.O. 48, May 1, 1916. The Battalion was under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel C.H. Ackerman. The Battalion was absorbed into the 236th Infantry Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.