Rare WW1 Canadian Winnipeg Light Infantry Cap Badge. Rare WW1 Canadian Winnipeg Light Infantry Cap Badge.

Rare WW1 Canadian Winnipeg Light Infantry Cap Badge.

A WW1 era Cap badge of the 101st Battalion (Winnipeg Light Infantry), CEF. It was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
The Battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and was recruited in, and was mobilized at, Winnipeg, Manitoba; it embarked for Great Britain on 29 June 1916, where, on 13 July 1916, its personnel were absorbed by the 17th Reserve Battalion, CEF, to provide reinforcements to other Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 12 October 1917 and it was awarded the battle honour The Great War 1916.
This badge comes in very good but used condition, it has a lovely even dark tone overall.
Ref. F15

Code: 24912

25.00 GBP