Canada, CEF. A Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Cap Badge United Republic of Tamgha-i-Diffa/General Service Medal 1947

Tamgha-i-Diffa/General Service Medal 1947

II Class with two stripes on the ribbon

the manufacturer's mark is obscured by the intensity of the paint job

Scarce and very desirable

with obverse chrome-plated

Canada, CEF. A Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Cap Badge United Republic of Tamgha-i-Diffa/General Service Medal 1947In pickled copper, unmarked, voided, measures 32 mm (w) x 44. 3 mm (h), intact lugs on reverse, remains in very fine condition. Footnote: The Canadian Army Medical Corps, already part of Canada's small regular force and non permanent active militia at the start of the war, was part of the vanguard of troops that went overseas and among the first to enter into battle. The corps was instrumental in inoculating the entire Canadian force against typhoid