Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, With Allied Veteran’s Commemorative Inscription Auction It is etched with a

It is etched with a ribbon banner inscribed "Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit" (In Memory of my Service Period) flanked by oak leaves on either side

2 on January 20th

4533 WILLIAM LESLEY LANGLEY

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Three months later and still with the 6th Canadian Reserve Battalion

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle, With Allied Veteran’s Commemorative Inscription Auction It is etched with a(Heer Grtelschnalle). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised crown, set within a ribbed ring bearing a raised inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) and laurel branches, the four corners bearing a finely detailed etched inscription of WORLD WAR 1914 1918, presumably added by an Allied veteran to a buckle claimed as a war souvenir, the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), a