Germany, HJ. A Field Cap Auction Archive the reverse of the badge

the reverse of the badge inscribed “Andenken an die Westfront” (In remembrance of the Westfront)

overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika on a pebbled background

fought between June 9

Footnote: John Franklin Walling was born on February 2

Germany, HJ. A Field Cap Auction Archive the reverse of the badge(HJ Sommer Mtze). A well preserved HJ field cap, constructed of khaki tan cotton. The cap is fully surrounded by stylized side walls which are trimmed along the seam with red piping. Stitched onto the lower peak is a machine embroidered multi coloured HJ insignia measuring 15 mm (w) x 25 mm (h). A buckram internal reinforcement is palpable along the lower edge, measuring approximately 20 mm in width, to maintain the caps structural integrity while in