Wwi 98Th Infantry Battalion "Lincoln And Welland Battalion" Sweetheart Pin Hold edge stamped in small block

edge stamped in small block capitals

Contained within old scuffed Garrard & Co

has been cleaned

It marked the first time that Germany used poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front

Wwi 98Th Infantry Battalion "Lincoln And Welland Battalion" Sweetheart Pin Hold edge stamped in small blockWWI 98th InfantryBattalion "Lincoln and Welland Battalion" Sweetheart Pin Bronze and enamels, very crisp detail, 22. 5 mm x 25. 7 mm, horizontal pinback, partial enamel loss, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Lincoln and Welland Counties of Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Welland under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed July 16, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H. A.