A First War 202Nd Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge GTRexclude ) Police-Long Service Decoration

) Police-Long Service Decoration

on a red felt base

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A First War 202Nd Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge GTRexclude ) Police-Long Service DecorationBronze 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