Wwi 85Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Badge GTRexclude number partially corrected

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2 Canadian Guards at Picton on October 1

The Battalion sailed April 18

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Wwi 85Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Badge GTRexclude number partially correctedA First War 85th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders" Badge Pickled copper, unmarked but known to have been by Hemsley due to the voided areas on either side of the stem of the maple leaf, 54 mm x 64. 5 mm, intact lugs and pin, light contact, extremely fine. Footnote: The 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