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Report a Mistake- Object Number 20020062-001
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Dominion Regalia Limited
- Date Made 1914-1918
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Ceremonial artifact
- Department Dress and Insignia
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1914/01/01
- Latest 1918/12/31
- Inscription War Veterans' Ass'n 1914-1918 Toronto, Ont; En Avant
- Materials Cotton, Silkworm silk, Metal
- Person / Institution Associated institution, Canadian National Railway
- Measurements Height 119.5 cm, Width 164.5 cm
- Caption Great War Veterans' Association Flag
- Additional Information Discovered in 1994 in the archives of the Canadian National Railway (CNR), this flag bears the CNR logo and the lettering “War Veterans Association.” Many CNR employees served overseas with the Canadian Railway Troops, and this is likely a flag from their own veterans' association.