Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps Pin Hold CANADIAN FIELD HOSPITAL A

CANADIAN FIELD HOSPITAL A

addressed to "Herrn Alois Kawan

sharply-pointed blade

11th Dec 1917: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty

Nova Scotia on May 19

Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps Pin Hold CANADIAN FIELD HOSPITAL ACanadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps Pin Silver gilt and enamels, weighing 8. 8 grams, maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse (partly obscured under the clasp hinge), 30. 5 mm x 33 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely 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