A First War Canada Food Board "Soldiers Of The Soil" Badge Buy Now 6mm(w) x 72

6mm(w) x 72

GV (65675 SGT

magnetic pin (width 77

in Saint John

the obverse in German “Für Treue Dienste in der SS” (For Faithful Service in the SS)

A First War Canada Food Board "Soldiers Of The Soil" Badge Buy Now 6mm(w) x 72Canada; 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