Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps Pin Hold 11th Dec 1917: "For conspicuous

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

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lookouts aboard HMS Sheffield noted the presence of Bismarck and Prinz Eugen making their way to the southwest along the ice at a fast rate of speed

Membership badge

addressed to "Herrn Alois Kawan

Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps Pin Hold 11th Dec 1917: "For conspicuousCanadian 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