A First War 80Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold MINE LAYING

MINE LAYING

Laizo/Chin

but otherwise very fine condition

marked 52 on ring

We had a whole series of targets that we looked at

A First War 80Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold MINE LAYINGSterling silver, marked "STERLING" on the reverse, 29 mm x 29. 8 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Barriefield, Ontario. The Battalion embarked Canada on May 16, 1916 aboard the S. S. Baltic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. G. Ketcheson with a strength of 35 officers and 1,041 other ranks,