A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold pin marked BK (Braca Knaus

pin marked BK (Braca Knaus

Large brooch pin on reverse

as his CEF Attestation Paper birth dates would indicate

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

The Sudetenland was relegated to Germany between October 1 and October 10

A First War 61St Infantry Canadian Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold pin marked BK (Braca Knaus"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.