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This is an "ammo" pouch. The style was used in the British Army in WWII (indicated on the website http://www.hayesotoupalik.com/British%20Militaria.htm ) Where there are two different examples (do a "FIND" for the word "pouch" on the webpage) specifically in the two photo images below: http://www.hayesotoupalik.com/images/DSCF1587.jpg captioned "WW2 British General Purpose Ammunition Pouches for use with suspenders and belt." and http://www.hayesotoupalik.com/images/9-16-08%20292.jpg captioned "WW2 British Auxiliary Universal Ammo Pouches for use with Enfield rifles, Sten SMG, Carrying Mills bombs, etc."
Although these are identified as WWII (without provenance), the design of military ammo pouches was in all likelihood unchanged from WWI. In particular, the rounded bottom corner stitching and the the angled stitching to the right and left of the snap closure in the Haldimand photo are identical to those in the two online jpg photos noted above.
The backside of the pouch in the Haldimand photo should be examined to determine whether the pouch was designed for use with a belt or with suspenders.