Canada, CEF. A 203rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge GTRexclude the background of the shield

the background of the shield in red embroidery

with an added vertical pinback

He was killed in action on July 15

but were instead used for the restoration and enlargement of the Summer Palace to replace the Old Summer Palace that was destroyed in 1860

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Canada, CEF. A 203rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge GTRexclude the background of the shieldIn 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