Germany, HJ. A Leader’s Brocade Belt, with Case, by Max Dörffler visually-hidden awarded permanent commission as a

awarded permanent commission as a Major (London Gazette on August 22

he was stuck off strength as having been declared "illegally absent" on November 30

1917 he was struck in (the) calf of (his) right leg by shrapnel

the reverse is marked VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

The collection consists of: a Soldbuch (104x145mm

Germany, HJ. A Leader’s Brocade Belt, with Case, by Max Dörffler visually-hidden awarded permanent commission as a(HJ Paradefeldbinder fr Fhrer mit Etui). Constructed of a light brown cotton rayon base with a rigid core, the obverse topped by a layer of silver aluminum wire adorned with dual machine embroidered black tresses, one end stitched into a loop to retain an aluminum loop, the opposite end featuring a hidden brown leather tongue perforated with ten sets of dual eyelets for an adjustable fit, with two sliding knots of identical construction, the reverse