A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband Newly Listed pin undoubtedly twisted by recipient

pin undoubtedly twisted by recipient

the other badge is in zinc alloy

surviving the sinking of the carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) by a Japanese submarine near Guadalcanal on September 12

He was with 5 Canadian Field Security Section when he embarked the United Kingdom for Continental Europe on July 27

A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband Newly Listed pin undoubtedly twisted by recipientFabricated from yellow cotton, with "Z. A. B." in 65 mm deep letters screen printed in black ink on the front, the ends of the armband sewn together at the rear, 118 mm x 210 mm, lightly soiled, near extremely fine. Footnote: To ensure that the factories could keep running and because voluntary recruitment was insufficient (12,000 men in 1916), the occupying forces sent Belgians to Germany, or enlisted them in the Battalions of Civil Workers