Slovakia, I Republic. A Personalized Slovak Army Eastern Front Trench Art Shell Auction Archive he was taken on strength

he was taken on strength at the Canadian Army Service Corps Training Depot at Shorncliffe

missing its inset ribbon and pinback

ambulances and the movement of sick and wounded within the American Expeditionary Forces to the United States during the period from January to July 1919

an exquisite piece in very good condition

followed five months later by his qualification as an Infantryman Attack Gunner Group 2 on May 5

Slovakia, I Republic. A Personalized Slovak Army Eastern Front Trench Art Shell Auction Archive he was taken on strengthConstructed of brass, the sides displaying an intricate and highly detailed design consisting of raised flowers and branches on a dimpled background, with the latter displaying an etched inscription of VCHODN FRONT (EASTERN FRONT), with the lower portion pounded into a ribbed base, the lower rim notably etched with a maker or owner name of SLOB. K. KOLMAKA, the base displaying calibre markings, measuring 100 mm (w) x 385 mm (h), in extremely fine