A Lippe-Detmold Fire Defence Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle GTRexclude while the cartouche on the

while the cartouche on the bottom row is inscribed "CHRISTMAS 1914"

On April 20th

First was France whose Expeditionary Force arrived on April 20

the other end with a black leather strap measuring 17 mm x 75 mm

only to be abandoned on the grounds that other British Empire troops who had also served at Gallipol

A Lippe-Detmold Fire Defence Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle GTRexclude while the cartouche on theIn bronze with die stamped silvered bronze centre, unmarked, measuring 47 mm x 62. 7 mm, near extremely fine. A similar buckle is illustrated on page 443 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 from 1944 until around 1990;