A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband Archive " McLaughlin died on August

" McLaughlin died on August 27

WOODHOUSE) Naming is privately engraved

aircraft Breguet

As a Temporary Major with the Manitoba Regiment

never been worn

A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband Archive " McLaughlin died on AugustFabricated 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