he was entrusted with a special mission: to go to Anticosti Island and secure control of a Marconi radio unit that might be a target for the Germans
The card states: Eternally lasts the glory of the deeds of the dead
arriving in France of the 6th
marked "II" (Mark II) and dated "1940" on the left cradle arm
For the Nazis' part
A First War 17Th Infantry Battalion Sweetheart Badge Hold he was entrusted with aSterling silver with red, white and blue enamels, unmarked, 28. 2 mm x 33. 7 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. On September 21st, when the decision to proceed to England was finalized, the surplus infantry was consigned to this Battalion. It sailed October 3, 1914 with a strength of 39