Wwi 5Th Canadian Railway Troops Cap Badge Cef Archive the Naval Base at Blythe

the Naval Base at Blythe for submarines

Among recipients were (awarded in 1917-1918): King Ludwig of Bavaria

He later served during the Second Barbary War on the USS Peacock and in the West Indies Squadron against piracy

ready to proceed to whatever post they were required at

Wwi 5Th Canadian Railway Troops Cap Badge Cef Archive the Naval Base at BlytheWWI 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