CEF 17th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Collar Badge, WW1

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CEF 17th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Collar Badge, WW1
A desirable white metal collar badge, Charlton Reference
17-2.
2 lugs
Guaranteed genuine.
The 17th Battalion, CEF was a battalion during WW1. It was authorized on 19th September 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 29th September 1914 where it was re-designated as the 17th Reserve Battalion, CEF on 29 April 1915, to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion was eventually disbanded on the 21st May 1917.
The 17th Battalion, along with the 9th, 11th and 12th Reserve Battalions formed the Canadian Training Depot at Tidworth Barracks.
The battalion recruited in Nova Scotia and was mobilized at Camp Valcartier, Quebec.