Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Adolf Scholze Hold The blade's reverse ricasso is

The blade's reverse ricasso is un-marked

he had been transferred to the 2nd Canadian Heavy Battery

reverse maker marked "RYRIE BROS"

He is documented as having been present at both engagements at Te Ngutu o te Manu on August 21 and September 7

documented as having been with the Artillery at Hastings in March 1917

Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Adolf Scholze Hold The blade's reverse ricasso isA second war German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen silver grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered feinzink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bow tie on the bottom. Diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a crimped ball hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; maker