Canada, CEF. A 144th Infantry Battalion “Winnipeg Rifles” Cap Badge visually-hidden Order of Vasa (Kungliga Vasaorden):

Order of Vasa (Kungliga Vasaorden): with large rosette

the Order of the Nile ranked beneath the Order of Ismail

cast silvered bronze

The leather wrapped scabbard shows wear consistent with the handle with contact and wear

the youngest of three children of John R

Canada, CEF. A 144th Infantry Battalion “Winnipeg Rifles” Cap Badge visually-hidden Order of Vasa (Kungliga Vasaorden):A 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