Canada. A Set of 144th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles" Collar Tabs

Canada; Pickled copper, maker marked "BIRKS 1916" on their reverses, 31.3 mm (w) x 14 mm (h), both with lugs intact, 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 18th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.