WW1 Canadian CEF 89th Battalion Number Shoulder Title Insignia Single

The WW1 Canadian CEF 89th Battalion Number Shoulder Title Insignia Single is a military badge associated with the 89th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The shoulder title consists of a metal numeral “89,” denoting the battalion, typically worn on the uniform’s shoulder straps for identification purposes. These insignia were produced in brass and designed to be affixed using lugs or slider fastenings on the reverse side. The 89th Battalion was authorized in 1915, recruiting mainly from Alberta, and was part of Canada’s effort to supply reinforcements to the Western Front. Shoulder titles like this one played an important role in unit identification and esprit de corps among troops. The single badge offered here represents a piece of Canadian military history from the Great War era, useful for collectors and historians studying CEF unit organization and uniforms.  Marked Caron Bros 1915.