A First War 79Th Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Newly Listed on a green tinged khaki

on a green tinged khaki wool base

1919 and taken on strength at No

weighing approximately 7

who had been put ashore from the German submarine U-19

Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt und Sondershausen: WWI War Merit Medal

A First War 79Th Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Newly Listed on a green tinged khakiSterling 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