A First War 80Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Newly Listed On the morning of December

On the morning of December 12

Province of Lower Silesia

7 mm silvered aluminum shield displaying the Wehrmacht eagle above a shield fronted by crossed swords

serving under Captain Martin Naismith V

they resided at Greatwood

A First War 80Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Newly Listed On the morning of DecemberSterling 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,