{"product_id":"ww1-cef-242nd-forestry-battalion-sweetheart-badge","title":"WW1 CEF 242nd Forestry Battalion sweetheart badge","description":"\u003cp\u003eWW1 CEF 242nd Forestry Battalion sweetheart badge, unusual to find a late number mother of pearl disc sweetheart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnit: the 242nd Battalion, CEF was based in Montreal, Quebec, and began recruiting in mid-1916, later absorbed into the Canadian Forestry Corps while still in Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBadge design: a King’s crown surmounting a circlet reading FORESTRY \/ BATTALION, with a tree in leaf in the centre, an inner circlet reading OVERSEAS with “242” in the middle, a beaver on a log at the base of the tree, and crossed wood axes with blades down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommand: the battalion sailed on 23 November 1916 under Lieutenant-Colonel J.B. White with a strength of 44 officers and 1,006 other ranks, and was absorbed into the Canadian Forestry Corps in England. It was formally disbanded in 1920.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53979062305096,"sku":"10094","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-2187.heic?v=1788460747","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww1-cef-242nd-forestry-battalion-sweetheart-badge","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}