A First War Canadian Imperial Munitions Board Woman Worker Badge Hold A First Pattern EK2 Spange

A First Pattern EK2 Spange by Juncker

The mnemonic "drei Achten

in black case of issue (half etui

a Canadian Women's Army Corps Jacket Patch (four-colour embroidery on chocolate brown wool

the Serbian Order of the White Eagle

A First War Canadian Imperial Munitions Board Woman Worker Badge Hold A First Pattern EK2 SpangeCanada; Bronze, number impressed "17261" and maker marked "ELLIS BROS. TORONTO DES. REG'D." on the reverse, 30. 5 mm x 37. 5 mm, horizontal pinback, drilled holes at either ends of the "CANADA" ribbon banner, extremely fine. Footnote: An estimated 30,000 women worked in Imperial Munitions Board factories manufacturing shells or other war supplies. It was dangerous work. Workers whose skin had turned yellow from handling high explosives were nicknamed