Wwi 5Th Canadian Railway Troops Cap Badge Cef Buy Now gilt wear evident on the

gilt wear evident on the reverse

he joined the Salem Cadets

First commander of this unit was local German Jakob Lichtenberger

does not fit tight to either crossguard

from October 1918 serving on the North America and West Indies Station

Wwi 5Th Canadian Railway Troops Cap Badge Cef Buy Now gilt wear evident on theWWI 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