A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge GTRexclude From the decorations office of

From the decorations office of the Red Cross

worn yet with majority of silvering remaining

deep red velvet raised key bed in the centre flanked by empty medal beds on either side

and in the invasion of France in 1940

but textbook cross by maker Wächtler & Lange

A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge GTRexclude From the decorations office of"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.