Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Patriotic Plaque Province of China was to be Acting Lance

was to be Acting Lance Corporal on August 9th

71mm(w) x 74mm(h)

Army in England (March 1944 - August 1944)

with what appears to be a maker’s mark partially-legible beneath the catch

He was diagnosed with Sarcoma (malignant tumor composed of made of cancerous bone

Germany, Heer. A Trench Art Patriotic Plaque Province of China was to be Acting Lance(Heer Grabenkunst Plakette). A striking Heer trench art patriotic plaque, constructed of multiple panels of dark stained wood, the obverse bearing a hand carved relief of a Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm and greatcoat, executed in exceptional detail, surrounded by hand carved inscriptions of SCHLICT U. EINFACT SPT U. FRH (PLAIN AND SIMPLE, LATE AND EARLY), UNVERZAGT IM STRMEN (UNDAUNTED IN THE ASSAULT), "ANSPRUCHLOSE (SIC) INFANTERIE"