Farkas

Hi Gents

Two posted ‘home’

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IR84

November 1916

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IR29(?)

February 1918

tony

Hi gents

dated July 1916

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September  1916

and 

marked Riga

tony

On 25/11/2018 at 20:41, GreyC said:

Hi,

sender from RIR 207. Writes that he had a difficult time, but is now behind the lines to rest. Will write more if he has more time.

GreyC

Cheers GreyC

a difficult postcard for family to receive I bet.

thanks as always

tony

Hi Gents

is

I didn’t expect to work that one out...

One  of my new favourites.....

tony

Gents..... thank you

i’m no youngster at 48 but am a late comer to the internet.

There used to be less I should know!

Living and learning thanks

tony

Hi Gents

Not AH I know but I wanted to add this because the previous pictures are so good!

tony

Hi Gents

i thought these were worth their own post.

i bought the 3 together based on the fronts alone, obviously I wanted this group shot the most...

Notice the markings on the caps.

Marked on the print as ‘XVIII - 1 M K’

these are the other two:

i didn’t expect them to be related as the men with the horse are wearing German uniforms and the injured wearing no uniform....

However... happily and to my surprise 

the ‘horse card’ is feldpost and the stamp on the back matches/identifies the group in the first picture.....

So, does anyone fancy a guess before I post the ‘stamp’ ?

Nothing special about it, and no prize, just for fun....

tony

Hi gents

if I ever make it to the Vienna Archives for my Grandfathers records, if you agree, you will all be ‘called up’ again! 

22 hours ago, Ian said:

I think you will find that 'alezredes' is actually Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel). ezredes is Oberst/Colonel.

Her last served in the 23 Honvéd Infantry Regiment.

Medal No1. Order of the Iron Crown 3rd Class with 'kreigs' decoration and swords

Medal No 2. Bronze Signum Laudis

Medal  No. 3 Large Silver Bravery

Medal No. 4 Small silver Bravery

Medals No 5 through 10  are post 1918 medals.

20 hours ago, tifes said:

...just my 2cents

1. Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with WD and Swords

2. Bronze Military Merit Medal  (Signum Laudis)  - issue Karl

3. Silver Bravery Medal 1st Class

4. Silver Bravery Medals 2nd Class

5. KTK - Karl Army Cross

6. Medal for Injury - for one time

7. Commemorative Hungarian Medal

8. Commemorative Austrian Medal

9. Commemorative Bulgarian Medal

10. Commemorative German Medal

 

19 hours ago, Bayern said:

Hello , I can add that Vitez means Hero , Zaszlos ,ensign , Hadnagy ,lieutenant ,Fohadnagy , first lieutenant , Sazsados ,captain ,Ornagy ,major , and Alezredes ,lieutenant colonel.

To Ian, tifes & Bayern....

Re: these records, in particular, the awards/medals, may I ask about your knowledge a little please....

i guessed #4 and 3 as bronze because of his lower rank at the time of issue

and

#6 I guessed at silver because of the S and the 935.

I doubt I will ever try and read a Hungarian document such as this again! but I am curious and wonder are you Gents familiar and could recognise these records at a glance or do you look these things up perhaps? It is all new to me. It took me hours to put my post together!

I joined this forum just over a year ago and you all amaze me time and again with your superpowers!

tony

Well saved!

It’s great when you have the name, let alone his face to accompany your goodies!

tony

Hi Kasas, Gents

Some great paperwork!

i think you have been lucky with the handwriting- it could have been a lot worse!

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If I may start the ball rolling......

To me, the record appears to have been rewritten in 1921 which is why some dates are listed in reverse. Entries post 1921 are listed forward.

1 : Awards

2 : Assigment / posting

3 : Reassignment 

4 : Other details / other notes

also

Rendelet: decree/statute

idoponja : time

allomany : file/staff

This section above shows the dates he was promoted.

Hadnagy  :  Lieutenant 

Szazados  :  Captain

Ornagy  :   Major

Al Ezredes  : Colonel

10 awards.

#4 awarded first then 3,2 and 1.

then later #5 - 10

My guess below.  I repeat guess!

1. ??

2. Karl Frontline Cross

3. Bronze Bravery (1st class or repeat award)

4. Bronze Bravery (2nd class)

5. ??

6. Silver (Bravery?) 1st class

7. Hungarian campaign medal

8. Austrian campaign medal

9. Bulgarian(?) campaign medal

10. German campaign medal. (Hindenburg Kreuz : HK)

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Thats all I’ve got Gents!!

tony

Certainly the same template...

6 hours ago, GreyC said:

Pleasure!

It´s interesting how one design seems to have sold over many years. That speaks either for a popular design or lack of choice for the customers.

GreyC

I read a description of one similar that called it a ‘regimental card’

ie regimental issue.....

tony

Hi GreyC

30 minutes ago, GreyC said:

Hi,

the first card is a plea for money and/or food to parents and siblings. He lacks both and writes that he is hungry.

2nd card is also about money. The father had sent his son 20 marks for which he thanks him. The rest is about health status of different family members.

3rd card informs addressee that sender got home well and that he has to do a lot of military exercices, apart from that no news.

GreyC

Thank you for your translations, once again you bring my cards back to life!

Best Wishes

tony

Hi Gents

tony

Hi Gents

3 of a kind....

1st one is post dated 20 Nov 1901

Next 2 related to same people:

post stamped 29 April 1905

Post stamped 19 April 1906

tony

Hi gents

and

tony

Hi Gents

and 

tony 

Hi Gents

tony

Hi Gents

Sadly I cannot read even the sign even with my trusty eyepiece...

tony

Hi Gents

great thread

interesting to see the Austro Hungarian presence

tony

Hi Gents

i didnt realises that there are arrows on this card until today so thought I’d share it while it’s out....

In the foreground are train tracks

No platform but buildings alongside, some with men on the rooftops 

Also it looks like a fire or two? maybe to keep warm over  

In the one above could it perhaps say 3bayR above the men?

and

perhaps kbirg? (Or even 4komp) on the right

I hope you like it Gents

tony

18 hours ago, tifes said:

just to keep it short...all of them are post-1918 production

Best,

T.

 

Thanks tifes

I feel better now!

tony

Hi Gents

these three are for sale in the US at the moment.  A bit out of my price range but...

I’m curious if you would say they are the real deal or not?

This FJi one is $600

This one $800 

and this one $800

To my eye, having browsed this thread, they seem to be ‘better looking’ than some....

tony 

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How I feel Gents :

Edit

ive just noticed this naval one they have already sold

I’ve just read he was awarded this:

I dont know if this this is on display in your picture?

It seems he was a Man with principles who paid the price for them...

tony

Hi Gents

when I originally posted this i now realise I should have typed the recipients details to enable interested parties to find them, which was my original intention, should they search...

so I will do so shortly...

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Gents,

i have said before elsewhere here that I habitually bit on BWM.

Currently I bid 11 pounds, scrap value being 10 pounds or so. If someone else pays 11.50 and postage then I like to believe they want the medal itself.

Recently I acquired this one.....

The medal I received was issued to:

109077 C.Q.M. SJT. G. SPEED. R.E.

Service number 109077. Company Quarter Master Serjeant G Speed of the Royal Engineers.

So Gents, my point is, if you feel the same about saving these and like BWM anyway then give it a go....

cheers gents

tony

Hello,

i’d love to see some pictures of the documents 

have you a large haul to struggle through??

tony

Hello,

A lovely collection to have....

i have just seen your new thread updating your research,

good work!

best wishes

tony