Cap Badge - 203rd (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 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.