{"product_id":"ww1-cef-24th-battalion-victoria-rifles-sweetheart","title":"WW1 CEF 24th Battalion (Victoria Rifles) sweetheart.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollar badge now a brooch back sweetheart of the 24th Battalion (Victoria Rifles), CEF.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAuthorized 7 November 1914, recruited and mobilized in Montreal, Quebec\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEmbarked for Great Britain on 11 May 1915, arrived in France on 16 September 1915, and fought as part of the 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders for the rest of the war\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDisbanded 15 September 1920\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe badge design draws on the unit’s parent regiment, the Victoria Rifles of Canada — an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia first formed in Montreal in 1862, with service going back to the Fenian Raids\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Latin motto on the badge, “Pro Aris et Focis,” translates roughly as “for hearth and home” — a common regimental motto of the era\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOne notable Commanding Officer: Lt.-Col. William Hew Clark-Kennedy, VC, DSO, who commanded from 22 January 1918 to 28 August 1918 and was awarded the Victoria Cross for actions in 1918\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1,010 men of the battalion are commemorated in 117 cemeteries, the Menin Gate Memorial, and the Vimy Memorial on the Western Front\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53974770286920,"sku":"10096","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-2174.heic?v=1788431536","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww1-cef-24th-battalion-victoria-rifles-sweetheart","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}