A First War 80Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold and Victory Medal (308685 W

and Victory Medal (308685 W

We had a whole series of targets that we looked at

while serving in the second Battle of Ypres (M

marked 52 on ring

A First War 80Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold and Victory Medal (308685 WSterling 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,