A First War 202nd Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge

Bronze 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 was absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.