Wwi 203Rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge Auction Archive George VI (CPL R

George VI (CPL R

to one of Britains premier and historic regiments

8 mm x 108 mm inclusive of its wreathed coat-of-arms suspension

with the 9th Flotilla

Wwi 203Rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge Auction Archive George VI (CPL RWWI 203rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge Pickled brass, voided, maker marked "BIRKS 1916" on the reverse, 40. 6 mm x 46. 7 mm, intact lugs, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. They sailed October 28, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. E. Hansford with a strength of 32 officers and 957 other ranks. In England, the