A German Military Penal Buckle; Published Example certificate_of_authenticity Forth (June)

Forth (June)

as his mother

(He was also entitled to 1939-45 Star and France and Germany Star)

Empress of Britain in March 1915 and was posted to the 5th (Western Cavalry) Battalion in France

The British awarded three Victoria Crosses during this campaign

A German Military Penal Buckle; Published Example certificate_of_authenticity Forth (June)In die stamped iron (magnetic), with aluminum paint finish, marked B & N 43, in virtually mint condition; this buckle is attributed to members assigned to penal units. (illustrated in Angolias book, p. 83). Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans;