Wwi 5Th Canadian Railway Troops Cap Badge Cef Archive both sides of the visor

both sides of the visor covered with the same olive green cotton twill as the exterior of the cap

ready to proceed to whatever post they were required at

Order of Red Eagle

with the lovely sewn and worn ribbon

Wwi 5Th Canadian Railway Troops Cap Badge Cef Archive both sides of the visorWWI 5th Canadian Railway Troops Cap Badge CEF Browning brass, maker marked "G & S. Co 112 REGENT St W." (Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London) on the reverse, 37. 2 mm x 42 mm, surface rust on the reverse, extremely fine. Footnote: In the latter part of 1916, it was agreed that Canada would furnish five battalions of construction workers to be known as the Canadian Railway Troops. In March 1917, it was decided to increase this number to ten