A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold The Battalion left Canada on

The Battalion left Canada on June 1

On November 30th

as his CEF Attestation Paper birth dates would indicate

and Paris Universal Exposition Medal 1889 (bronze

pin marked BK (Braca Knaus

A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold The Battalion left Canada on"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.