25th Infantry Battalion "City of Winnipeg Regiment" Collar Tab (in browning copper, measuring 32.5 mm (w) x 34 mm (h), both lugs bent back but intact); 69th Infantry Battalion Officer's Collar Tab (insignia in silver, mounted to a pickled copper base, measuring 30.2 mm (w) x 31.7 mm (h), both lugs intact); 1st Mounted Rifle Battalion Collar Tab (in browning copper, measuring 32 mm (w) x 27.8 mm (h), both lugs intact); 1st Pioneer Battalion Collar Tab (in browning copper, measuring 28.8 mm (w) x 29.5 mm (h), both lugs intact); and Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Tab (in pickled copper, measuring 26 mm (w) x 26.5 mm (h), both lugs intact). Ranging from very fine to near extremely fine.
Footnote: The 25th Infantry Battalion "City of Winnipeg Regiment" was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Brantford under the authority of G.O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed April 29, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel H.E. Snider with a strength of 16 officers and 327 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The 69th Infantry Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 17, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.A. Dansereau with a strength of 34 officers and 1,023 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the 10th Reserve Battalion in England. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920. The 1st Mounted Rifle Battalion was organized on March 15, 1915, in Brandon, Manitoba. It served in France from September 21, 1915, until the armistice and disbanded on November 15, 1920. The 1st Pioneer Battalion was organized on December 22, 1915. When the other Pioneer Battalions were absorbed into the Canadian Engineers, this battalion became part of the Canadian Railway Troops. It was disbanded in March 1917. 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 Dental Corps was the first corps of its kind. The first draft consisted of some 27 officers, all dental surgeons, 35 NCOs, who were dental technicians, and 40 privates. It is estimated that nearly 2.5 million dental procedures were performed during the war in England and France alone. At the war's end, every returning soldier was given dental treatment.