Markgraf

Korporal with Kraftfahrer-abzeichen and Silbernes Verdienstkreuz. Note the "K" cap badge and the so-called "Karlblouse" tunic.

Thank you, as always, Margraf for this information - particularly that about the Red Cross award. I hesitate to call it a 'paid-for' award but that is rather what it sounds like (it is such an attractive decoration, who would be able to resist!). I wonder if any German speakers might be able to add anything to this, using this extract from a contemporary three-part folding postcard showing the major Austro-Hungarian ODMs, from my collection?

The text is the general description of the award.

Awards for the service of the Red Cross with war decoration

Founded by Franz Josef I for the 50th anniversary of the Red Cross. Had 5 classes (breast star, 1. & 2. class cross, silver and bronze medals). The inscription is: Patiriae ac humanitati (For Fatherland and humanity)

As far as I know the most common way of the award was a defined donation for the Red Cross.

Additional infos:

The officers on the photo are Hungarians. According the crosses (Goldenes Verdienstkreuz with/without crown) they are non-combattants. Sadly I can't identify the collar badges.

The place is Iwangorod, a Russian fortress (today Poland) http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twierdza_D%C4%99blin

The message on the postcard is a birthday note.

The history of the event, maybe it helps...

http://www.omek2013.hu/en/content/overview

Trooper_D: Thanks, I heard about Nolan, but I didn't know that he served in the Austrian Army! It's very interesting!

Besides Guyon a British Yeomanry(?) captain served briefly in the Hungarian Army in 1849, named William Francis Brown (but previously he didn't served in the Austrian Army).

I As a general point, I am always interested in finding English names in the Schematismus as, as I indicated in another thread, I am interested in this idea that loyalties were more fluid at this time (in other words, it was easier to serve in a foreign army).

Did you heard about Richard Guyon?

According the marriage record Crewe-Preston was retired in 1846.

His religion is anglican (by the record: English Church).

An interesting one...

Did you tried the Schematismus on archive.org?

First pair: Ministry of Interior, NCO (police, border guards, prison service, firefighters...etc) 1957-1990. So-called "pin-buttons" for shoulder boards and caps.

Second: Armed Forces, NCO 1957-still in use

Thank You! I'll try!

A group photo of battle-hardened Truppenpioniere (fortepan.hu)

A Royal Corps of Signals Field Service Cap

I found a handwritten eight-digit number in the liner - it is possible that it's the owner's service number?

You're welcome.

Not at all!

Vasárnapi Újság (Sunday News) 1886.01.17 A short death notice

You can find online here:

http://epa.oszk.hu/00000/00030/01663/pdf/01663.pdf

According a contemporary Hungarian newspaper Graf Bellegarde lost his wealth due to the 1873 panic. After that he made big debts.

Around 1885 the authorities want to investigate him in a peculation case, but he went to abroad and finally died in Cairo.

So....

The unit: Royal Hungarian 64th (former 71st. ) Honvéd Heavy Field Artillery Regiment

1st Division Finance/Economy Office

The address: Albertirsa I' cant read the full name (given name is Jucika, fondling form of Judit) and the "title" but surely an archaic form of Miss...

The message Isonzo 1918.07.24

Still thinking of you...Feri (Fondling form of Ferenc)

Yes, dark brown tunic with madder red facings.

According his buttons he's an artillery officer.

Really, a well-decorated officer, but it wasn't rare during wartime...

Otherwise he is a member of a mounted branch. The backside can be read "Pöstyén" - the Hungarian name of today Piešťany, Slovakia. As a spa town it was a recreation center during the WWI.

Can you show a bigger size picture of his cap, please?

So, the stars:

On the left the regular rank stars for enlisted, on the right the embroidered stars for officers.

Sometimes the one year volunteers had metal stars on his privately purchased uniforms (Zugsführer)

The regular "bone" enlisted stars were vulnerable.

1st Lt. with I. & II. class Silver Bravery Medals and Karl Truppenkreutz. He recieved as Fähnrich or lower rank because these Bravery Medals were non-officer awards.

Thank you for your commentary, Markgraf. I always have difficulty distinguishing between the rank insignia for a Gefreiter and for a Leutnant/Oberleutnant as they seem the same or similar to me. Because of the awards, which you point out are for non-commissioned ranks, I had assumed he was a Gefreiter. How can you tell, in this particular case, that he is actually an Oberleutnant, please?

Oops...just Leutenant not Oberleutnant, excuse me.

The surest evidence is the lack of the shoulder straps. Normally the the infantry officers didn't have shoulder straps. The second thing his rank stars - the stars for enlisted made from "bone" (celluloid) and had different form. Tomorrow I will show some photos about it!

If you're only going to have three medals, you can do worse than these three

1st Lt. with I. & II. class Silver Bravery Medals and Karl Truppenkreutz. He recieved as Fähnrich or lower rank because these Bravery Medals were non-officer awards.

Unknown AH infantry captain around 1890 (probably) with 4th class of Sacred Treasure. I'm nearly sure that the unit is the 12th Infantry Regiment.

Anybody have an advice for the identification of the person?