A First War 17Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge GTRexclude Machine embroidered in light gray

Machine embroidered in light gray cotton threads on a bluish-gray wool Luftwaffe base

McCampbell was born on January 16

number "15331" impressed on the reverse

with addressed cardboard sleeve

He was granted sick leave to Canada from December 8

A First War 17Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge GTRexclude Machine embroidered in light graySterling 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