A First War Canada Food Board "Soldiers Of The Soil" Badge GTRexclude It is dated to Headquarters

It is dated to Headquarters on September 10

114 mm x 162 mm)

A 1870-71 Bavarian Nursing Cross -  In silver and enamels

23 General Hospital at Etaples

A First War Canada Food Board "Soldiers Of The Soil" Badge GTRexclude It is dated to HeadquartersCanada; Bronze, unmarked, 23. 3 mm x 27. 5 mm, screwback, light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: During the First World War, farm labour shortages led the authorities to ask older children and adolescents for help. "Soldiers of the Soil" (SOS) was a national initiative run by the Canadian Food Board. It encouraged adolescent boys to volunteer for farm service, and recruited 22,385 young men across the country. Many came from