Wwi Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Badge Newly Listed blackened iron

blackened iron

oak-leaf wreath with a Wehrmacht style eagle with down swept wings to the top center encompassing crossed swords which are superimposed on a shield shaped base with a subtly pebbled background field

the slotted inserts designed to incorporate a chinstrap

Ontario Cenotaph

with burn mark)

Wwi Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Badge Newly Listed blackened ironWWI Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Badge Pickled brass, unmarked, 29. 2 mm x 30 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The medical standards of the Canadian Army were very rigid and numerous recruits were turned away due to poor teeth. In 1915, the Canadian Dental Association approached Sir Samuel Hughes, Minister of Militia, offering to establish a dental corps within the army to remedy this situation. It is believed that the Canadian Army