World War 1 question?

Question

I have a piece of cloth that measures about 18 inches by 19 inches, the border has 7 rede stripes and 6 white stripes, the over all back ground color is white, on the top is the words "In service", in the middle is a picture of a soldier holding an rifle with a bayonet underneath the picture is the words "Worlds' War of 1917-1918". I am trying to find out any information about the history of this item so any help will be appreciated.

This has not been stitched together it has been made by using dye, My great grand father fought in Europe during world war 1 so I assume he was the one who made it or brought it home.

Answer 1

The item could be an old uniform of a soldier in World War 1. Submit it to your museum for verification.

Answer 2

Its what's known as 'trench art'. You need to go to the library and look up books on trench art.

That appears to be a flag, probably made from uniforms, wig-wags, or other battlefield paraphernalia.

However, it may not have been made during WWI, but probably was made sometime afterwards in the inter-war years.

Or ... its just an interesting thing someone put together to fool people on ebay.

Answer 3

Hi Dessy,
items like this without a picture link are very hard to identify.
It could be made post WW1 as a souvineer of service.