Just for information, is it possible to find out if this person actually existed. The shoulder boards are for a Stabsfeldwebel, in the 984 Regiment but the sleeves show him as the company Hauptfeldwebel.
Whilst I understand that Hauptfeldwebel is not actually a rank it is more a position. He would have to be an older soldier to be a Stabsfeldwebel as well.
I guess what I am asking is, can anyone put me in the right direction to identify who he might have been, based on his regiment number and position within the company.
Tulls