Canada, CEF. A Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 67mm (w) x 69

67mm (w) x 69

with minor scuffing to the edges from storage

(Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER RESERVE UND LANDWEHR” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE RESERVES AND LANDWEHR”)

silver wash mostly gone

Canada, CEF. A Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 67mm (w) x 69In pickled copper, unmarked, voided, measures 32 mm (w) x 44. 3 mm (h), intact lugs on reverse, remains in very fine condition. Footnote: The Canadian Army Medical Corps, already part of Canada's small regular force and non permanent active militia at the start of the war, was part of the vanguard of troops that went overseas and among the first to enter into battle. The corps was instrumental in inoculating the entire Canadian force against typhoid