Canada, CEF. A 15th Infantry Battalion "48th Highlanders of Canada" Glengarry Badge

Type I, Version II with "15th Canadian Battn" scroll and Small "48". In browning copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 68 mm (w) x 71 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine.

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Ontario and Quebec and mobilized at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P.C.O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 with a compliment of 44 officers and 1,109 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.A. Currie. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. The Battalion was disbanded on September 15, 1920.