WWI Canadian Engineers Cap Badge CEF

WWI Canadian Engineers Cap Badge CEF - Pickled brass, unmarked, 40 mm x 51 mm, horizontal pinback, residue on the reverse from cleaning, extremely fine.Footnote: The Canadian Engineers were responsible for all defensive measures, including wiring, trenches, gun enplacements, offensive and defensive mining subways, roads, bridges, railways, medical accommodations, water supply and purification and numerous other vital tasks. All accommodation and storage huts were built by the engineers and they were also charged with maintaining sanitation standards.