Wwi 5Th Canadian Railway Troops Cap Badge Cef Archive Graf Zeppelin

Graf Zeppelin

Order of Red Eagle

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

covering the period November 1

I am 88 years now & may not be here to wear to[o] long but family will appreciate them in remembrance

Wwi 5Th Canadian Railway Troops Cap Badge Cef Archive Graf ZeppelinWWI 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