German shoulder strap: 76 Infantry Regiment (2 Hanseatisches)

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Dernancourt
Accession Number RELAWM00742.003
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Personal Equipment
Physical description Wool; cotton
Maker Unknown
Place made Germany
Date made c 1914-1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

A field grey woollen shoulder strap, with scarlet cotton chain stitched numeral '76'.

History / Summary

This strap was taken from a German soldier killed in the fighting at Dernancourt, on 28 March 1918. It was collected by Captain N.M.Bremner, of the 47th Battalion, AIF.