Canada, Cef. A 190Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction mounted to a fire gilt

mounted to a fire gilt bronze base

A DCM to the 13th Squadron

Sharpe with a strength of 32 officers and 1

The first of the two vessels

Mosbach Hannover” on the reverse

Canada, Cef. A 190Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge, C.1916 Auction mounted to a fire giltIn pickled brass, voided, maker marked "BIRKS 1916" on the reverse, measuring 46. 7 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact and surface wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Winnipeg and District with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed May 3, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. K. Watson with a strength of 15 officers