Canada, WWI, Victory Medal, 1914-1919, #216034, DAWBER, W.A., C.R.T. (Railway)

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Country

Canada

Condition

Unused

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

Canada, wwi, victory medal, 1914-1919, #216034, dawber, w.A., c.R.T. (canadian railway troops)

 
From Wikipedia:

_The Corps of Canadian Railway Troops were part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during World War I. Although Canadian railway units had been arriving in France since August 1915, it was not until March 1917 that the units were placed under a unified headquarters named the Canadian Railway Troops. They were redesignated as the "Corps of ..." on 23 April 1918. The corps was disbanded along with the rest of the CEF on 1 November 1920_

_Organization_

_The initial 500 men came from the Canadian Pacific Railway, but overall the railway troops had 13,000 members._

* _Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps_
* _1st Construction Battalion_
* _2nd CRT Battalion – formed from 127th Battalion (12th York Rangers), CEF_
* _3rd CRT Battalion – 239th Battalion_
* _4th CRT Battalion – Depot unit_
* _5th CRT Battalion – Depot unit_
* _6th CRT Battalion – 228th Battalion_
* _7th CRT Battalion – 257th Battalion_
* _8th CRT Battalion – 218th and 211th Battalions_
* _9th CRT Battalion – 1st Pioneer_
* _10th CRT Battalion – 256th Battalion_
* _11th CRT Battalion – 3rd Labour Battalion_
* _12th CRT Battalion – 2nd Labour Battalion_
* _13th CRT Battalion – Depot unit_

After spending his time in the unit, then becoming sick, he transferred to the greater manchester police before returning back to canada in 1918.

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