Hallo GreyC,
Sorry for belated reply , I was out of the country attending family matters. Thank you for taking time to reply and for update and info. Eventually this young lad from pic end up in Kaiserlische SeeBatalion No.2.
In fall of 1917 he was badly wounded at Passendale / PoelKapelle ( November 1917 last battle of Flanders Schlacht)
Hallo all,
Gents, at last battle of Flanders November 1917 2nd Regiment SeeBatalion was deployed at PoelKapelle Belgium - enybody knows where exactly and which unit they relieved? ( See attached map scan below )
On 9 October 1917 The bombardment which accompanied the attack was carefully timed and took the Germans by surprise. The British ( actually Canadians - Germans referred to all as Englander ) also used “Livens Projectors “ to shower poison gas on various parts of the German front. Livens Projector was a simple large caliber mortar-like weapon that could throw large drums filled with flammable or toxic chemicals.
Do you have any info on that last push at PoelKapelle in October 1917 - any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Fritzel