A First War 202Nd Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Auction Archive The knife has a cap

The knife has a cap on the pommel that is silver with a flowing thistle-patterned design

His Father

For his service in these campaigns he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class on December 15

spotting evident on the base

as a member of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment

A First War 202Nd Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Auction Archive The knife has a capBronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, unmarked, 25. 5 mm x 26. 3 mm, horizontal pinback, chipping evident in the white enamels on "202", near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 24, 1916, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P. E. Bowen, with a strength of 27 officers and 746 other ranks. In England, the Battalion