Canada. A WWI Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Tab Archive Divisione Militare Alessandria Medal –

Divisione Militare Alessandria Medal – in Silver gilt

The Awards of Captain Mitchell - KIA - Distinguished Flying Cross (bronze

35" on the reverse

Badge measures 48 x 75 mm

Canada. A WWI Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Tab Archive Divisione Militare Alessandria Medal –WWI Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Tab Pickled copper, unmarked, 29 mm x 29. 8 mm, intact lugs and pin, 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