Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Adolf Scholze Hold reverse maker marked "RYRIE BROS"

reverse maker marked "RYRIE BROS"

This is the first (Lviv) issue of the decoration

He is documented as having been present at both engagements at Te Ngutu o te Manu on August 21 and September 7

documented as having been with the Artillery at Hastings in March 1917

103rd Supply Train

Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Adolf Scholze Hold reverse maker marked "RYRIE BROS"A second war German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen silver grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered feinzink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bow tie on the bottom. Diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a crimped ball hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; maker