A German Youth Belt Buckle; Published Example Hold A Greek Merchant Navy War

A Greek Merchant Navy War Cross

Smallman enlisted as a Private with The Cheshire Regiment at Ludlow

The shipwrecked sailors were in a horrible condition

Name on cross has been erased and privately engraved

Hand cramps in writing

A German Youth Belt Buckle; Published Example Hold A Greek Merchant Navy War(Deutches Jugend = DJ): In stamped silver plated brass, unmarked reverse, measuring 47. 7 mm x 62. 8 mm, lightly worn, extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 257 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades