Includes:
1. First War 85th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Cap Badge: in browning brass, maker marked "TIPTAFT B'HAM" on the reverse, measuring 55 mm (w) x 66.2 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact, residue present in the recessed areas from cleaning.
2. Canadian Armed Forces Royal Highland Fusiliers Cap Badge: in white metal, unmarked, measuring 63.5 mm (w) x 66.3 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact. Together, better than very fine.
Footnotes:
1. The 85th Infantry Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Halifax under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 12, 1916 with a strength of 34 officers and 1,001 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant E.C. Phinney. The Battalion served in France and Belgium when it replaced the 73rd in the 12th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Brigade. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.
2. The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada is a Primary Reserve light infantry regiment of the Canadian Army, with companies in Cambridge and Kitchener, and is an infantry sub-unit of 31 Canadian Brigade Group, headquartered in London, Ontario. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and The Prince Andrew, Duke of York, as members of the Canadian Royal Family, acted as Colonel-in-Chief.