Canada, CEF. A 144th Infantry Battalion “Winnipeg Rifles” Cap Badge Auction Archive to a town where Ilse

to a town where Ilse Schulz was residing)

enamelled insignia affixed to a bronze gilt base

followed three days later by his promotion to Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel on August 27th

60 mm (w) x 45

Canada, CEF. A 144th Infantry Battalion “Winnipeg Rifles” Cap Badge Auction Archive to a town where IlseA 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