A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold and Paris Universal Exposition Medal

and Paris Universal Exposition Medal 1889 (bronze

as his CEF Attestation Paper birth dates would indicate

Large brooch pin on reverse

This fine quality cap has three rows of hot pink piping

He is commemorated on page 42 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance and on the Western Technical School Memorial Plaque in Toronto

A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold and Paris Universal Exposition Medal"Winnipeg Battalion" : Sterling silver with red, white and blue enamels, maker marked "SSR" and marked "STERLING SILVER" on the reverse, 28. 7 mm x 34 mm, horizontal pinback, chipping evident in the blue enamels, very fine. Footnote: The 61st Infantry Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed from Canada on April 5, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F.