A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold hallmarked with the British Crown

hallmarked with the British Crown

and Paris Universal Exposition Medal 1889 (bronze

The Battalion left Canada on June 1

the day after arriving in the 25th Brigade's rear area on April 11

as his CEF Attestation Paper birth dates would indicate

A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold hallmarked with the British Crown"Winnipeg Battalion" : Sterling silver with red, white and blue enamels, maker marked "SSR" and marked "STERLING SILVER" on the reverse, 28. 7 mm x 34 mm, horizontal pinback, chipping evident in the blue enamels, very fine. Footnote: The 61st Infantry Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed from Canada on April 5, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F.