A First War Canada Food Board "Soldiers Of The Soil" Badge Buy Now magnetic pin (width 77

magnetic pin (width 77

in Saint John

GV (65675 SGT

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 magnetic pin (width 77Canada; 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