Canada. A WWI Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Tab Archive 35" on the reverse

35" on the reverse

Many of them had to be turned back

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

1918 and signed his Re-Engagement Paper on July 22

Canada. A WWI Canadian Army Dental Corps Collar Tab Archive 35" on the reverseWWI 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