Germany, SS. A Set of Waffen-SS Infantry Obersturmbannführer Shoulder Boards Hold he was spared field duty

he was spared field duty beginning in 1916

cotton-lined pocket at the hip on the right side

1895 - July 23

on a fixed loop and broad swivel ring for suspension from a correct modern replacement ribbon

Discharge Certificate and two Medal Rolls (the first indicating that Hickman was entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with three clasps: Cape Colony

Germany, SS. A Set of Waffen-SS Infantry Obersturmbannführer Shoulder Boards Hold he was spared field duty(Waffen SS Schulterklappen fr einen Obersturmbannfhrer der Infanterie). A matching set of Waffen SS Infantry Obersturmbannfhrer shoulder boards, each constructed of black wool with rigid card stock cores, topped by a layer of white wool, overlaid by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping, and pinned with a single pip, the reverse of each retaining an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole, both unmarked and measuring 40