Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1972.022.019 |
Object Name |
Badge, Military |
Other Name |
Insignia, Shoulder |
Title |
177 Battalion Shoulder Title |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Canada |
Description |
A metal Battalion number 177. This openwork brass shoulder title (a) would be one of two, and was secured by means of a detachable split pin fastener (b). |
Provenance |
Unknown. Would have been worn by a male soldier, who belonged to the 177 Battalion during the First World War. Last owned by Whitford A. Harris of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
Military, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Brass |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Harris, Whitford A. |
Subjects |
World War I (First World War/The Great War) |
Search Terms |
177th Battalion |
Function |
This item dates from the First World War, when numbered battalions were created. This item would be worn on the shoulder area of a man's khaki serge tunic. It was designed to be removable, so that he could polish it up and then re-attach it again. Sometimes Canadian soldiers would trade their insignia as war souvenirs. |