A First War 79Th Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Newly Listed weighing approximately 7

weighing approximately 7

of Clayoquot

on a green tinged khaki wool base

center plate intact (magnetic)

A First War 79Th Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Newly Listed weighing approximately 7Sterling silver with red, white and blue enamels, maker marked "TLM" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse, 30 mm x 32. 3 mm, horizontal pinback, chipping evident in the white enamels, very fine. Footnote: The 79th Infantry Battalion was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 24, 1916 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of