Germany, Wehrmacht. A Civilian Auxiliary’s Armband Hold Amiens and Arras

Amiens and Arras

It was here that Stewart developed a "double heart murmur caused by stress of action at the Battle of Ypres 17 April 1915"

He has no known grave and was initially commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial in the Somme

Pinned onto the peak is a “Reichskokarde”-style tricolour cockade consisting of black and silver non-magnetic metal rings set around a red felt centrepiece

All period miniature as worn by the recipient:

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Civilian Auxiliary’s Armband Hold Amiens and Arras(Armbinde fr Zivilangestellte der Wehrmacht). Constructed of golden yellow cotton, the exterior bearing a black dyed inscription of DEUTSCHE WEHRMACHT), unmarked, measuring 17 cm (w) x 9. 5 cm (h) when folded on a flat surface, demonstrating minor soiling throughout, in extremely fine condition.