In October 1942 he contracted typhus and had to be treated in the Lazarett (military hospital) Tegernsee (southern Bavaria) until July 1943
5 - Preparing for the Inevitable Conflict
Accompanied by a large Studio Portrait of the Private Schofield in his 234th Infantry Battalion Uniform: colourized black and white
the obverse bears a “DRA” cipher encompassed by an oak leaf wreath
being detached from its Brigade
Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar For Civil And Wartime Service, With Case Archive In October 1942 he contracted(Ordensschnalle mit Etui). A cased medal bar for civil and wartime service, consisting of: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, without visible marks, measuring 48. 83 mm (w) x 48. 80 mm (h), in extremely fine condition. 2.