Canada, Cef. A 144Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity western Anatolia

western Anatolia

Constructed of aluminum finished metal

rust evident on the reverse

ΝΙΚΑ" (In This Sign You Will Win) above and "ΙΕΡΟΥΣΑΛΗΜ ΜΗΤΗΡ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΩΝ" (Jerusalem Mother of the Churches) below

Canada, Cef. A 144Th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity western AnatoliaIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 45. 7 mm (w) x 38. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear in the pickled finish, near extremely 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 was absorbed into