the commanding officer of the canadian scottish regiment (princess mary's) which perpetuates the 16th battalion (canadian scottish) cef, organized a lobby to have a dress distinction awarded for the part the 10th and 16th battalions played at kitcheners' wood, which was never recognized with a battle honour. in the 1930s a distinctive brass shoulder title was awarded. in the case of the canadian scottish, the title consisted of a brass acorn and oak leaf over a red felt backing surrounded by the title canadian scottish. the calgary highlanders and winnipeg light infantry, both of whom perpetuated the 10th battalion (canadians) cef, were also awarded distinctive shoulder badges, though their pattern consisted only of a brass badge with the initials of the regiment directly on the oakleaf. the wli were absorbed into the royal winnipeg rifles in 1955 and the wli badge fell out of use. the acorn and oak leaf are symbolic of the heavy oak trees of kitcheners' wood which were a significant obstacle to infantrymen in 1915. photos taken two years later showed that the forest was eventually obliterated during the fighting. tradition in the canadian army has been that metal shoulder badges consist only of letters or numerals, with only a few exceptions. the use of honorary distinctions is common, however, in the british army, such as the addition of the sphinx to regimental badges.