Wwi 203Rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge GTRexclude along with a letter from

along with a letter from the Department of Veteran Affairs confirming his war service and a letter of recommendation

attaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant (Pilot)

as member of Headquarters of 1st Panzer Division

14 Canadian General Hospital at Eastbourne with a case of Furunculosis (boils) on his neck on October 18

Wwi 203Rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge GTRexclude along with a letter fromWWI 203rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge Pickled brass, voided, maker marked "BIRKS 1916" on the reverse, 40. 6 mm x 46. 7 mm, intact lugs, 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