Description
maker marked 45 mm x 11 mm
The Battalion embarked Canada on May 16
1880 - Brass
in horizontal pinback
as a Private (3036416) with the 70th Overseas Field Battery
Canada. A 12Th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops Other Ranks Collar Badge Archive maker marked 45 mm xIn brass, the red felt of insignia secured in place via a brass plate pinned in place, along with being maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 26. 7 mm (w) x 36. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The 12th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops was formed in the spring of 1918 by the conversion and re designation of the 3rd Labour Battalion. It was disbanded on November 1, 1920.