Canada. A No. 1 Construction Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 GTRexclude with all of its finish

with all of its finish worn off on the obverse

with the majority of the original backing present

eagle in patinated tombac

24 mm x 40

(Feldbindenschloss für Politische Leiter der NSDAP)

Canada. A No. 1 Construction Battalion Cap Badge, C.1915 GTRexclude with all of its finishIn blackened brass, maker marked "ELLIS BROS" on the reverse, measuring 36 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), both lugs intact, surface wear, spotting, better than very fine. Footnote: In the winter of 1915, the Imperial War Office requested that the Canadian Government send two railway construction companies to France. The Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps was organized on May 15, 1915 and comprised about 500 men from the construction forces of the