Original British WWI Souvenir Shield Plaque with Battlefield Relics Sent to VAD Worker Elizabeth Trimble with Note of Provenance German Holsters the forward elements entered Linz

the forward elements entered Linz and moved north into Czechoslovakia itself

"Pete" Bucher which states that the Khaki shirt and USS Pueblo (AGER-2) patch (also included) belonged to him

seen on other examples of both 1st and 2nd model helmets

The box has the typical mid-war style of attaching the latch tab by the means of a rivet and semi-circle of stitching

His citation in the London Gazette reads:

Original British WWI Souvenir Shield Plaque with Battlefield Relics Sent to VAD Worker Elizabeth Trimble with Note of Provenance German Holsters the forward elements entered LinzOriginal Item. One of a kind. This is a tremendous plaque with bits and pieces of battlefield relics picked up by British soldiers, along with battle annotations, sent to Elizabeth Trimble by an Army officer in France in recognition of the comforts sent to his men by her Voluntary Aid Detachment working group. Comforts were scarves, balaclava helmets, gloves, socks, etc. The shield measures 7 x 10 and includes a scroll reading 1914 15 16 indicating