{"product_id":"ww1-cef-1st-battalion-canadian-mounted-rifles-sweetheart","title":"WW1 CEF 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles sweetheart.","description":"\u003cp\u003eGilt and enamel sweetheart in great condition.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF was an infantry battalion formed in November 1914 in Brandon, Manitoba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt landed in France on September 22, 1915 as a mounted infantry unit, but trench warfare made the mounts more of a hindrance than a benefit, so on January 1, 1916 both CMR brigades were dismounted and reorganized as infantry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAt Vimy Ridge the 1st CMR took 350 prisoners but suffered 365 killed and wounded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePerpetuation afterward passed to the Manitoba Mounted Rifles and The Saskatchewan Mounted Rifles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53988193567048,"sku":"10110","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-2215.heic?v=1788522016","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww1-cef-1st-battalion-canadian-mounted-rifles-sweetheart","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}