Canada, CEF. A 203rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge Auction a Schlaraffia badge

a Schlaraffia badge

1955 and awarded for exceptional merit in economic

number impressed "7943" on the reverse

in stamped steel and aluminum paint

1964 for the award of the Bronze Clasp with Star

Canada, CEF. A 203rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge Auction a Schlaraffia badgeIn pickled brass, voided, maker marked "BIRKS 1916" on the reverse, measuring 46. 8 mm (w) x 40. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact and surface wear, better than very 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 Battalion was