missing its original suspension
2nd Class (Gukseon Medal)
Karl Vesper”
in intricate machine embroidery in light grey and golden-yellow threading
Stitched into the centre of the cap band is a Wehrmacht-style cockade and wreath
Canada, CEF. A 144th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge certificate_of_authenticity missing its original suspensionIn browning copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 45. 3 mm (w) x 38. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, 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 the