44th (Brandon, Manitoba) Battalion, CEF Cap Badge The 44th Battalion (Manitoba), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 44th Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and mobilized at Winnipeg, Manitoba. It embarked for Great Britain on 23 October 1915. It disembarked in France on 12 August 1916, where it fought as part of the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920. In August of 1918, the 44th Battalion was renamed the 44th Battalion (New Brunswick), CEF. The 44th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours: SOMME, 1916 Ancre Heights Ancre, 1916 ARRAS, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 HILL 70 Ypres 1917 Passchendaele AMIENS Scarpe 1918 Drocourt-Quéant HINDENBURG LINE Canal du Nord VALENCIENNES FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18[5] The 44th Battalion (Manitoba), CEF, is perpetuated by The Royal Winnipeg Rifles.