Canada, CEF. A 203rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Department of the Army Meritorious

Department of the Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award with Second Award Laurel Device

Ernst Ludwig Grossherzog von Essen Honour Decoration

surrounding a depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape

The obverse of the handle is engraved "MNK Belügyminisztertől / Dr Rónai Ilona r

The document is folded and in slightly worn condition

Canada, CEF. A 203rd Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Department of the Army MeritoriousIn pickled brass, voided, maker marked "BIRKS 1916" on the reverse, measuring 46. 8 mm (w) x 40. 3 mm (h), both lugs intact, light contact and surface wear, better than very 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 Battalion was