A First War 144Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Newly Listed light contact overall on both

light contact overall on both

effective April 4

Elmitt was promoted to Major on February 9

and as a rule awarded to distinguished leaders only

oxidation spots on the obverse and along the edges

A First War 144Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Newly Listed light contact overall on bothBronze with red, white, blue and green enamels, unmarked, vaulted, 29. 5 mm x 34. 8 mm, horizontal pinback, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 19, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. W. Morley with a strength of 29 officers and 962 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into