203rd (Winnipeg Rifles) Battalion, CEF

The 203rd (Winnipeg Rifles) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city. After sailing to England in October 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 18th Reserve Battalion on January 12, 1917. The 203rd (Winnipeg Rifles) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. [http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc006/384718a.gifJeffrey E. Hansford] .

References

Meek, John F. "Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War." Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.