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26-05-16, 09:17 AM
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Help plse - 90th Winnipeg Rifles
Hi there,
http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ctureid=130012 Sorry for the beginners question but I am a novice collector of (mostly) British badges and have only ever had a few Canadian badges. My recent visit to the Somme and the memorials at Vimy and Beaumont Hamel has and will change things for the future though. I recently rescued this one from the bottom of a box in a junk shop. It has a broken loop, so I will get that repaired soon. There is a maker disc on the rear, which I think reads Hicks & son, London? (Rather corroded). My question is, can anyone give me a potted history of this unit or point me towards a good link so I can appreciate better where they fought in the Great War. Thank you in anticipation. Kevin. 
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26-05-16, 10:56 AM
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Badge of the 90th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles) of the CEF.
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26-05-16, 11:22 AM
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To give a quick summary, the 90th was raised in Winnipeg and went overseas in 1916, where it was broken up for reinforcements. It had no service as a unit at the front.
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26-05-16, 07:04 PM
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Many thanks Bill. So, the 90th Winnipeg Rifles would make up numbers in other depleted regiments / battalions?
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26-05-16, 07:16 PM
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When the First World War erupted, the 90th Regiment “Winnipeg Rifles” (as they were known by then) answered the call, forming the 8th Canadian Battalion, 90th Winnipeg Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force, further forming the 2nd Battalion, 90th Overseas Battalions, the 144th, the 190th and the 203rd, as well as providing companies to other battalions.
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26-05-16, 08:42 PM
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Yes Kevin, the 90th personnel were absorbed by the 11th Canadian Reserve Bn which primarily reinforced the 16th, 27th and 43rd Infantry Battalions of the Canadian Corps.
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26-05-16, 09:26 PM
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Thank you.
Thanks very much Guys. That's really helpful.
I found it at p.59 of the document "Report of the Ministry of Overseas Forces of Canada 1918". Seaford. Infantry (Reserve Unit), 1st Reserve Battalion, reinforcing:— 7th, 29th, and 72nd Infantry Battalions. 11th Reserve Battalion, reinforcing:— 16th, 27th, and 43rd Infantry Battalions. 18th Reserve Battalion, reinforcing:— 8th, 78th, and 52nd Infantry Battalions. Kind regards, Kevin. Last edited by Kevin Elliott; 26-05-16 at 10:09 PM.
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