Canada, CEF. A 17th Infantry Battalion Glengarry & Collar Badges, C.1915 GTRexclude Instituted 11 November 1905

Instituted 11 November 1905

hand-embroidered design on black velvet cloth

the pointier end of the plate slightly bent and its corresponding pin raised slightly above the surface of the plate

obverse engraved in capitals "HELEN

the two heads of the eagle bearing a length of chain with the Order motto “VIRIBUS UNITIS” (“WITH UNITED FORCES”) applied to the lower edge

Canada, CEF. A 17th Infantry Battalion Glengarry & Collar Badges, C.1915 GTRexclude Instituted 11 November 1905"Nova Scotia Highlanders" "Seaforth Highlanders of Canada". Glengarry Badge: in white metal, voided, measuring 51 mm (w) x 58 mm (h), both lugs intact; and Collar Badge: in white metal, voided, measuring 29. 8 mm (w) x 31. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact. Extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. On September 21st, when