Wwi Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Badge Archive Knight with Swords (silver gilt

Knight with Swords (silver gilt and enamels

embroidered in silver wire on top of a black wool

On April 20th

later marrying Kathleen Kirkpatrick

marked "DRL" maker marked "HW" on the reverse

Wwi Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Badge Archive Knight with Swords (silver giltWWI Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Badge Pickled brass, unmarked, 29. 2 mm x 30 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The medical standards of the Canadian Army were very rigid and numerous recruits were turned away due to poor teeth. In 1915, the Canadian Dental Association approached Sir Samuel Hughes, Minister of Militia, offering to establish a dental corps within the army to remedy this situation. It is believed that the Canadian Army