Canada, Cef. A 203Rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge, By Birks, C.1916 Hold measuring 51 mm x 39

measuring 51 mm x 39 mm

honor goblet for outstanding achievement in the air and german cross in gold

The document was issued after the fact in Rissen

He was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

thick chocolate brown piping along the bottom edge and discreetly hidden by the flap

Canada, Cef. A 203Rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge, By Birks, C.1916 Hold measuring 51 mm x 39In pickled brass, voided, maker marked "BIRKS 1916" on the reverse, measuring 46. 8 mm (w) x 40. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely 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 absorbed into