A First War Cef 180Th Infantry Battalion "Sportsmen Battalion" Cap Badge Archive After embarkation leave

After embarkation leave

when escorting a bomb raid to Peronne

Schraube” printed on the bottom

troop marching

A First War Cef 180Th Infantry Battalion "Sportsmen Battalion" Cap Badge Archive After embarkation leaveCanada; Blackened copper, unmarked, 45. 7 mm x 51. 3 mm, both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 15, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Greer with a strength of 31 officers and 833 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 3rd Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15,