Canada, CEF. A 144th Infantry Battalion “Winnipeg Rifles” Cap Badge United Republic of 5/SS Germania Scrapbook with campaign

5/SS Germania Scrapbook with campaign photos

constructed of an olive-drab rayon base

A gilt badge consisting of a crowned central shield with three lions

featuring unused spaces for the addition of handwritten entries

while the throat band is engraved with a wavy diamond-pattern flanked by a rope-style border on either side

Canada, CEF. A 144th Infantry Battalion “Winnipeg Rifles” Cap Badge United Republic of 5/SS Germania Scrapbook with campaignA 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