A Brown Leather German Belt; Stamped Auction Archive 1917 and April 20

1917 and April 20

the letter “t” in his rank is double struck

under heavy shell fire and rifle fire he crossed about 700 yards of open ground to establish communications with troops on the right

was born in Beaumont

Pearkes was opposed to the Dieppe Raid and was eventually removed from command of the Corps as a result

A Brown Leather German Belt; Stamped Auction Archive 1917 and April 20Belt in leather with a thick smooth finished light brown upper, raw underside, smooth finished brown leather tab stitched in place to the underside, with eight rows of two holes each for length adjustment on the right end, the pair closest to where the tab is stitched to the body of the belt having been added by the owner, magnetic gilt metal receiving clip held firmly in place where the belt wraps around to the reverse on the left end, stamped in