A First War 80Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Auction 362 days of which were

362 days of which were on the Army Reserve

Butson (inscribed "A

paint chipping on the IC

illustrating a star bearing a circle with the number "10"

Cooke was placed on command to the Canadian Discharge Depot at Buxton for return to Canada on August 29

A First War 80Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Auction 362 days of which wereSterling 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,