Germany, Sa. An Early Sturmabteilung Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle Newly Listed He was struck off strength

He was struck off strength of the 3rd Reserve Battalion on proceeding overseas to the French theatre

He survived the war and is documented as having been awarded the Order of the Zahringen (Empress) Lion

The breast flaps each have two pockets

Private Weller was transferred to the 18th Infantry Battalion at Shorncliffe for service in the French theatre

and numbered “55”

Germany, Sa. An Early Sturmabteilung Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle Newly Listed He was struck off strength(Grtelschnalle fr Mnner der Sturmabteilung). Constructed of partially silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised Sturmabteilung (SA) style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, set within a ribbed ring bearing oak leaf branches, the reverse with swivel attachment claws, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.