Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps Pin Hold Nova Scotia on May 19

Nova Scotia on May 19

sharply-pointed blade

addressed to "Herrn Alois Kawan

otherwise extremely fine and scarce

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

Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps Pin Hold Nova Scotia on May 19Canadian 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