WW1 C.E.F 237th Inf Batt cap badge

New Brunswick Americans, Type 1 Pickled brass other ranks cap badge.

The 237th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), also known as the “American Legion,” was a unit during the First World War. Established in Sussex, New Brunswick, in the spring of 1916, it recruited primarily within Military Districts 4, 5, 6, and 7. Notably, the battalion was among several in the CEF that enlisted volunteers from the United States. However, before it could be deployed overseas, the 237th Battalion was disbanded in Canada, and its personnel were transferred to the 97th Battalion, CEF.

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