Canada, Cef. A 246Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Glengarry Badge, C.1917 Hold now absorbed into the WA

now absorbed into the WA

170 mm x 410 mm x 160 mm high

It was abolished in 1890 when the Empire of Brazil was overthrown

in its balsa wood case of issue

on a loop for suspension - marked “39” for “Rudolf Berge” manufacture

Canada, Cef. A 246Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Glengarry Badge, C.1917 Hold now absorbed into the WAIn pickled brass, measuring 54. 2 mm (w) x 64. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Halifax under the authority of G. O. 48, May 1, 1917. The Battalion sailed June 2, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel N. H. Parson with a strength of 14 officers and 233 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 17th Reserve