A First War Canadian Imperial Munitions Board Woman Worker Badge Archive otherwise he would have been

otherwise he would have been killed

also known as Gothic or German letters

light worn

the son of Sidney and Elizabeth Haskell

1918 - In bronze gilt and enamels

A First War Canadian Imperial Munitions Board Woman Worker Badge Archive otherwise he would have beenCanada; Bronze, number impressed "17261" and maker marked "ELLIS BROS. TORONTO DES. REG'D." on the reverse, 30. 5 mm x 37. 5 mm, horizontal pinback, drilled holes at either ends of the "CANADA" ribbon banner, extremely fine. Footnote: An estimated 30,000 women worked in Imperial Munitions Board factories manufacturing shells or other war supplies. It was dangerous work. Workers whose skin had turned yellow from handling high explosives were nicknamed