Canada. A 173Rd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Cap Badge Auction Accompanied by a Hospital Service

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It carried the unofficial honour name “Maria Theresia”

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Canada. A 173Rd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Cap Badge Auction Accompanied by a Hospital ServiceCanada; Browning copper, unmarked, 46. 8 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Hamilton, Ontario, under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 14, 1916 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Bruce with a strength of 32 officers and 930 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 2nd Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on