Germany, Empire. A Telegrapher’s Belt Buckle, C. 1914 Archive when he signed his Attestation

when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (59441) with the 21st Infantry Battalion

It was noted that the attacks were to likely occur again and it was recommended that he be returned to Canada

and 209x259mm respectively

Laurent Manitoba in 1892 and worked as a fisherman before being drafted in November 1917

eagles separately soldered

Germany, Empire. A Telegrapher’s Belt Buckle, C. 1914 Archive when he signed his Attestation(Telegraph Koppelschloss). Constructed of brass, the obverse with a separately applied nicke silver disk displaying the royal crown on a raised field, circumscribed Gott Mit Uns (God With Us) along with an open ended wreath below, a bracket is riveted to each side of the buckle via two rivets each for wires to be passed through, the reverse plain, depicting two solder points, a catch, and a standard dual prong spring bar, measuring 102 mm (w) x 46 mm