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

which has a double headed eagle with many smaller coats of arms on its wings

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

There has been film footage of Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) using a Circassian sabre in an overhead twirling motion to horizontally cut pieces from a wooden pole

We think maybe it reads "FRARZ"

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