A First War 17Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge GTRexclude with addressed cardboard sleeve

with addressed cardboard sleeve

number "15331" impressed on the reverse

with the maker's emboss stamp "KERN KLAGER & Co NEU-ULM"

Machine embroidered in light gray cotton threads on a bluish-gray wool Luftwaffe base

The black wooden grip shows no fading from age

A First War 17Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge GTRexclude with addressed cardboard sleeveSterling silver with red, white and blue enamels, unmarked, 28. 2 mm x 33. 7 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. On September 21st, when the decision to proceed to England was finalized, the surplus infantry was consigned to this Battalion. It sailed October 3, 1914 with a strength of 39