Chris Boonzaier

Hehe... I am sure he had contact before he came home... but imagine.... the unit reports its death... the family and firm he works with post death notices in the newspaper.... and then they get a letter that he is still alive!... did the relief of this news make up for the terrible time they went through ?

Yeah, I imagined him getting home and blundering into a wedding... his wife marrying his replacement.......

This is one of those small groups that is fantastically interesting.... according to his Militärpass he took a direct hit from an artillery shell.... the letter to his family said there was no body to recover.... The local papers ran his death announcements.... in 1920 he is released from POW camp and makes his way home...... not THAT is one of those little stories of the war that you could inflate into a Hollywood movie!!

Its all a question of luck.... I will look for 20 years, then meet some guy who has been collecting for 2 months and found a pair at the flea market! :-)

Hi, there is no stamp on the leather tab that I can see. Best Chris

I was doing some spring cleaning today and found the following.... Top left, a non magnetic one stamped Aurich Dresden 1915, unit stamped for the 12. Jäger on the botton Top Right, looks to be brass with a copper or brass center, the whole thing is patined and looks as if it is painted green. Unit stamped 32 A. Botton left, Aurich Dresden 1912, unit stamped 182. R Bottom right, steel, no stamps.

Statistically the "others" have just as much chance at intereting entries as the bavarians ;-) I concntrate meinly on Bavarian Infantry, but also a sideline of assault units. I have a pile of Prussian Infantry and Arty Militärpass that I will be getting rid of if you have too many bavarian ones ;-)

I like!!! I really need to get pairs of all the versions of the Feldgrau ones :-) I think my litzen are for the 1907-08 Mantel?

I was happy to find this little gem on ebay, really detailed for such a small picture. It is an original watercolor.

Yup indeed... I have an eye open for one of those!!!

I was happy to pick these up... :-) A set of Field Grey straps are still eluding me....

Ahhh... I still need that one! :-) I found a wartime Field Grey card for the 1 GzF :-)

I used bigger photos, so I had to change things around a bit.....

last one (so far)

Hi, it was a nice Somme citation... Während des Einsatzes der 9. Komp. b. Res. Inf. Rgts. 7 bei Maurepas in der Sommeschlacht am 18.8.1916 zeichnete sich der Inftr. Grieshammer und der Gefr. Mütter durch ganz besondere Tapferkeit aus . Schon während des Tages überbrachten sie im heftigsten Trommelfeuer aller Kaliber verschiedene wichtige Meldungen von der Bataillons zur Regimentsbefehlsstelle . Als dann die Franzosen nach wiederholten Angriffen weiter vorgedrungen waren , eilten sie abermals zurück , trotzdem sie unterwegs mehrfach durch Granaten zu Boden geschleudert wurden , um in der Le Forest Stellung beim Kommandeur des Reservebataillons Verstärkung und Munition anzufordern . Sodann führten sie die Verstärkungen sehr geschickt und unter gewandter Ausnutzung der feuerarmen Räume durch das feindl. Sperrfeuer nach Maurepas vor , so daß sie dort ohne Verluste ankamen . Einige Stunden später meldeten sie sich erneut freiwillig zum Suchen der Krankenträger . Als sie diese infolge des Nebels nicht finden konnten , begaben sie sich beim Hellwerden zur Regimentstelephonstelle und gaben von hier aus die Anforderung nach Trägern weiter . Sodann kehrten sie wieder mit einem Regimentsbefehl , der wegen des feindl. Feuers nicht hatte vorgebracht werden können zum Bataillon zurück .

Hi, Indeed I do... a must have for a Bavarian collector!! :--)

Indeed, I had to sell a couple of things but I really needed it.

;-)

Thanks Glenn!

Hi, is he the one who cmmanded the B.R.I.R. 20 later in the war? Best Chris

Hi, I have one with a Malaya Bar, the naming is 43076 S C ISHAK.B.NGAH OMAR F.of.M. Pol I assume Special Constable Ishak B Ngah Omar Federation of Malaya Police ? Thanks Chris

Hi Trio to Pte W.B. Henderson Kalahari Hse on the star, 1st SA Inf Brigade on the BWM and Kalahari Hse on the Victory (Bilingual). Can anyone tell me why the units on the BWM and Vic are different? Thanks Chris

Somehow I have gathered more than a few Postcards with shoulderboards on them, I will add them to this thread.... if you have any to add, feel free. This is a really nice one....

Hi, with the exception of the Helmet star all are his. I think there may be a NSFK Flugzeugführerabzeichen für Motorflugzeuge missing, but otherwise the rest are right out of the Grandmothers Drawers. The Ribbon bars have both grades.

Hi, the original docs are in a binder, those are just photos :-)