Germany, Heer. A Cholm Shield, Long M Variant Province of China sewn to the cap in

sewn to the cap in a triangular fashion

Rather than assign it to one of his subordinates

Joseph McLaren was wounded in the field on the 8th of May 1915 - likely at the Battle of Frezenberg

when he was transferred to 252 CD/MD 5 for General Duty

and pinned with a single aluminum gull

Germany, Heer. A Cholm Shield, Long M Variant Province of China sewn to the cap in(Cholmschild). Constructed of silver plated magnetic iron, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching an Iron Cross defaced by a mobile swastika, situated above an inscription of CHOLM 1942, affixed with all three reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and partially intact paper backer, the former indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 40.