A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Auction Archive Collar Tab Pair: 27

Collar Tab Pair: 27

officially engraved: 662 Pte

A War Merit Cross First Class by Steinhauer & Lück - In silvered tombac

surface oxidation evident on both sides

Hecla in 1912

A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Auction Archive Collar Tab Pair: 27"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.