A First War 79Th Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Auction onMarch 19th

onMarch 19th

A 1915 Turkish Campaign Star

and latterly taking command of a company in charge of prisoners

embarking Bombay on October 3rd and arriving in the United Kingdom on October 26th and placed with No

was stationed at the time

A First War 79Th Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Auction onMarch 19thSterling 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