WWII Medic Arm Band

A 3.5 inch by 15 inch cotton arm band with brass snap closures. Stamped with the Canadian Army inside marked with “1944 Italy CSM”. In the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders. During WWII the pipers and drummers of the Pipe Band were stretcher bearers and assigned to companies in battle.

Classification
Equipment
Era
1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
Location of artifact
Case 20 Grenades and Gas Masks – WWII
Associated place
1944 Italy
Associated event
1944 Italy

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