Germany, Heer. A Pair Of Army Medical Unterfeldwebel Shoulder Straps Auction Baker was mustered out as

Baker was mustered out as a Sergeant and was in that rank when the United States entered the First World War

he was the official pathologist of the Montreal General Hospital department and had an “active interest in the lab aspect of Ophthalmology

black cloth tape bound

marked "950" (silver) on the reverse

Germany, Heer. A Pair Of Army Medical Unterfeldwebel Shoulder Straps Auction Baker was mustered out as(Heer Schulterklappen). Constructed of a field grey wool base with a forest green obverse, trimmed with dark blue Waffenfarbe piping, bordered by machine embroidered silver aluminum wire tresses, each bearing an Arabic style numbers 6, presenting evidence of two missing rank pips on each strap suggesting previous rank of Oberfeldwebel, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 110 mm (l), in near very fine condition.