{"product_id":"ww1-cef-61st-battalion-winnipeg-collar-sweetheart-badge","title":"WW1 CEF 61st Battalion (Winnipeg), collar\/sweetheart badge.","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe 61st Battalion (Winnipeg), CEF was authorized on 20 April 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 5 April 1915, providing reinforcements to the Canadian Corps until 6 July 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by the 11th Reserve Battalion, CEF; it was disbanded on 17 July 1917.\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 recruited and mobilized in Winnipeg with a strength of 37 officers and 1,096 other ranks, sailing from Halifax on the troop ship Olympic and disembarking in the UK on 11 April 1915.\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 battalion was raised by the 90th Winnipeg Rifles and 106th Winnipeg Light 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\u003eIts lineage is perpetuated today by the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53979009188168,"sku":"10093","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-2183.heic?v=1788459627","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww1-cef-61st-battalion-winnipeg-collar-sweetheart-badge","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}