Canada, CEF. A 43rd Infantry Battalion "Cameron Highlanders" Glengarry Badge, c.1915

Type III with Large "43" and "Batt'n C.E.F. Winnipeg. In brass, voided, measuring 52.3 mm (w) x 57 mm (h), both lugs and pin intact, green oxidation spots evident on the reverse, extremely fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba which was also the mobilization headquarters under the authority of G.O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion left Canada on June 1, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel R.M. Thomson with a strength of 40 officers and 998 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.