A First War 17Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold to honour those persons who

to honour those persons who participated in combat during the 1918 and 1919 Wielkopolski Uprisings

he was entrusted with a special mission: to go to Anticosti Island and secure control of a Marconi radio unit that might be a target for the Germans

marked "II" (Mark II) and dated "1940" on the left cradle arm

The card states: Eternally lasts the glory of the deeds of the dead

Von Weich was a German Generalfeldmarschall and a military leader in World War II

A First War 17Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold to honour those persons whoSterling 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