Canada, CEF. A 144th Infantry Battalion “Winnipeg Rifles” Cap Badge Auction back and legs

back and legs

consisting of a tunic and a pair of trousers

surmounted by an enameled red Habsburg crown with two tapering ribbons

1947 by the President of the Ukrainian National Republic in Exile

Canada, CEF. A 144th Infantry Battalion “Winnipeg Rifles” Cap Badge Auction back and legsA 144th Infantry Battalion Winnipeg Rifles Cap Badge, in pickled copper, unmarked, two lugs on the reverse, 45. 7 mm (w) x 38. 4 mm (h), light wear, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 19, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. W. Morley with a strength of 29 officers and 962 other ranks. In England, the Battalion