Germany, Luftwaffe. An Enlisted Personnel Communications Shoulder Strap Newly Listed composed of clusters of rays

composed of clusters of rays

and is perforated with an array of ventilation holes near the forehead

and pinned with a bronze insignia

May was part of the British Expeditionary Force that entered the French theatre in 1914 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the field in 1915

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Enlisted Personnel Communications Shoulder Strap Newly Listed composed of clusters of rays(Luftwaffe Schulterklappe). Constructed of dark grey cotton twill, trimmed with copper brown piping, the reverse bearing an integrated strap with a reinforced buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.