245th Battalion "Montreal Grenadiers / Canadian Grenadier Guards" Cap Badge
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The 245th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards), CEF was authorized on 15 July 1916 and embarked for Britain on 3 May 1917 where it was absorbed by the 23rd Reserve Battalion, CEF on 14 May 1917 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion was subsequently disbanded on 17 July 1917.
