A First War 79Th Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge certificate_of_authenticity with a curving blue ribbon

with a curving blue ribbon banner inscribed "AERO-CLUB SUISSE" (Aero Club of Switzerland)

"PAST COMMANDER" bar on the ribbon)

maker marked RZM M4/22

The collars are the same design and finish in miniature of the cap badge

with the diagnosis of P

A First War 79Th Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge certificate_of_authenticity with a curving blue ribbonSterling silver with red, white and blue enamels, maker marked "TLM" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse, 30 mm x 32. 3 mm, horizontal pinback, chipping evident in the white enamels, very fine. Footnote: The 79th Infantry Battalion was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 24, 1916 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of