A First War Canadian Silver War Badge certificate_of_authenticity protective bars running horizontally around

protective bars running horizontally around the helmets bottom edge (stitching removed)

maker marked ELLIS BROS

Smith - In Bakelite

Queen Elizabeth (1926

39 mm x 61

A First War Canadian Silver War Badge certificate_of_authenticity protective bars running horizontally aroundA First War Canadian Silver War Badge Silver, numbered "C34219" on the reverse, 33 mm, vertical pinback, light contact, edge nicks, better than very fine. Footnote: This badge was awarded to service personnel who sustained a wound or contracted sickness or disability in the course of the war, as a result of which they were invalided out. It was worn on the lapel on civilian clothes. each badge was numbered on the reverse. The purpose of the badge was