Canada, Cef. A Lot Of First War Silver War Badges

Three Silver War Badges, in silver, the obverse presenting the cypher GRI, surrounded by a rim with the inscription FOR KING AND EMPIRE SERVICES RENDERED, with a vertical pin on the reverse. One worn on a black ribbon is impressed C71520 on reverse, dark patina, in very fine condition. The other two are also impressed denoting Canadian issue, C71802 and C51063, both dark patinas, functional pins, in extremely fine condition.

A Wounded Medal, in bronze gilt, reverse engraved “27 04 F.E.M 52ND BATT, wear to edges, worn on suspension bar on black ribbon above the Silver War Badge, remains in very fine condition.

Three Army Class A Badges, in bronze gilt and enamels, bearing the Union Jack in enamels with CEF above and surrounded by the inscription FOR SERVICE AT THE FRONT, reverse with a screwback, one plate missing, impressed with the numbers 136702, 285060 and 81600, loss of enamel to each, remains in very fine condition.

A CAPC (Canadian Army Pay Corps) shoulder title, in white metal, two horizontal pins on the reverse, in very fine condition.

Footnote: This decoration, also known as the “Discharge Badge”, “Wound Badge” or “Services Rendered Badge”, was instituted in September 1916, to be worn on civilian clothes of soldiers and individuals who had seen active service. It was considered both a King’s award for loyal service, and a counter action to the ‘white feather campaign’ in which women would embarrass men who were not in military uniform by presenting them a white feather as a suggestion of cowardice.