A First War 17Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge GTRexclude box with a scuffed exterior

box with a scuffed exterior and bottom creasing

Under a constant and rigid personnel economy program guided by Colonel Donovan the Command effectively operated within it personnel authorizations despite the addition of many increased responsibilities and activities

with the maker's emboss stamp "KERN KLAGER & Co NEU-ULM"

McCampbell was born on January 16

A First War 17Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge GTRexclude box with a scuffed exteriorSterling silver with red, white and blue enamels, unmarked, 28. 2 mm x 33. 7 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. On September 21st, when the decision to proceed to England was finalized, the surplus infantry was consigned to this Battalion. It sailed October 3, 1914 with a strength of 39