Farkas

Hi Gents

thanks all for your replies...

hi Alex... they certainly do count!

Great find.   Very nice.....

Out of the 10, is that 7 or 8 you've got? 

Are they still in the booklet ?

On 03/09/2018 at 19:26, Alex K said:

Don't know if these count but I'll post anyway, found them in a small café/Boutique, a short distance away from the Menin Gate, late 1960's

Hi Bayern, GreyC

Of course you both know i never have noticed that!

Do you think then, that the photo I missed  is related to the Grave markers? They were ‘together’  all this time.  Not bought from a military dealer. Bought from a postcard seller.

And if you wouldn’t mind....I wonder now... Would dismounted Ulanen have been reassigned to an Infanterie regiment or retained their own identity?

i would guess the latter? 

Thanks as always....

tony

On 03/09/2018 at 02:04, Bayern said:

Hello tony ,the men with the MG are Bavarian Light Horsemen .

On 03/09/2018 at 12:09, GreyC said:

Well spotted, Bayern.

Ulanen (in German).

GreyC

Thanks for the information...

much appreciated

tony

Hi Gents

there were four pictures of the 2 M.G.K. of the 30.b Inf reg  for sale separately..,.

I managed to get these three but not all . I missed out on a nice group pic.  Separated in the real world now but I’m going to include a screen shot (apologies to the new owner) of it with the these. I wonder if it was taken before or after the others....

the closeness of dates indicates a difficult time...

tony

Hi photobomber!

i didn’t mean that but it suits you well,

i love them

keep those pictures coming in any language

用我的朋友用任何语言保持图片的来临。

Best wishes

tony

Ps

i like this one in particular...

tony

Hi gents

These are the last one’s from this group. 

First 4 are from Josef Sadek to Edward Sadek.

as so often the case ... different spelling:   schadek...

The last one

Its sent the other way. 

Turned into a marathon posting these but I’m glad I did.

cheers gents

tony

Hi Gents

last 8 of these to follow.

these 3 then last group of 5 to follow.

The first 2 to same addressee:

Jan Gregor...

October 1915

December 1916

This one sender details mention ‘Isonzo’

dated May 1918

tony

Hi Gents

that last one is a ‘funny’ one isn’t it.

not everyone in the crowd looks that happy....

and i would have asked if it’s ‘Kaiser Karl’ as well, certainly looks like.

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Hello1812 Overture ... is there anything at all on the reverse of this last one please?

tony

20 hours ago, Bayern said:

Yes ,they are miners , what is going on in the second pic is very odd . a clown holding a portrait of some high ranking person and a polish peasant dressed 19th century style. by the Austrian uniforms the pic is from 1917 or 1918

13 hours ago, Von Thronstahl said:

Isn˙t that Karl l ?

Hello Enzo,

thanks for the info...

Sadly nothing on the reverse not even a makers name....

tony

4 hours ago, Bayern said:

tony , a good amount of excellent photos they will take a lot of my time to comment about them .

Sadly not my photos but a fine selection from 1812 Overture...

Hi Gents 

three more from same group...

,

and

tony

Hi J-SK

the rosette is usually the Hampshire Regiment.

Queens crown means 1952 onwards....

hope that helps...

tony

Hi Gents

i thought I’d share this picture/Rppc I have.

The reverse is dated 10/10/18. However there is no stamp or post mark so I guess it was written then enclosed in a letter.

The annotation on the front dates the image as 14 July 1918 in Cherbourg.

I would also guess it is a private photo as opposed to a commercial postcard but if that’s not the case then it may be familiar to you already and not so interesting.

Despite it being 35 years since my last French lesson in school even I can have a stab at the annotation on the front....

The obvious bits say

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(something) of 14 July 1918 in Cherbourg.

Italians, Americans, English, Belgian, French

(something) the armies ‘metropolitans et maritime’ -  land and sea?

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flags...

I hope you like Gents....

tony

Hi Gents

Big group of Jäger, marksman award and plenty of edelweiss present but no medals yet except this one with arms crossed...

im guessing perhaps the instructor with his class.

Trumpeters to the fore...

And 

he’s bearing machine gunner collar badges and a Karl Kreuz/bravery ribbon pair....

tony

Hi Gents 

A few more addressed to Josef Klunes...

tony

Thanks for the link Christian

It makes me wonder as to the date of this...

it seems the same traditions still hold strong.

cheers 

tony

Agreed! Great pictures thanks.

This mans trio caught my eye amongst all the bling...

Am I mistaken (often am) or is he, in fact, wearing two 1908 Jubilee medals?

One on the end on a civil ribbon and the one in the middle on a military ribbon?

Personally I’ve not seen that before....

tony

While I’m here...

tony

Hi Gents

15 August 1911

and December 1901

tony

ps the photo is not clear even in the flesh - the tally is not readable sadly.....

32 minutes ago, Bayern said:

Hello tony, von Thronstal answered your question 

Ooh...Bayern

My friend, you know I need more than that!

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I will try...  I will open with

- perhaps...

was the collar badge indicative of realm of service, and might be worn in any situation, formal or frontline or whenever....

whereas the cap badge, but in fact called a tactical badge, would be worn in the field, to inform comrades as to your purpose ? Ie: worn tactically? For purpose...?

thanks as always......

tony

1 hour ago, Von Thronstahl said:

No, that is a tactical sign for machine gun troops. It was worn on the right side of the caps.

Hello Von Thronstahl

That’s new to me... would you mind explaining that for me please?

A tactical sign not cap badge?

thanks 

tony

Brilliant!

on so many levels 1812 Overture....

I love ‘photo-bombers’ as they are now known....

Yours has to be amongst the best!

tony

Hi Gents

first thanks all....

glad for all replies 

I do like ‘surprise-attack-group’....

and apologies Bayern because I didn’t represent your previous comments fully enough... I won’t paraphrase so casually  again!

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these few are the ‘odds’ of the group.(incl one artillery For IrishGunner)

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tony

Hi Bayern

and this one on the side of the cap, Hungarian I think?

tony

21 hours ago, Bayern said:

Hello ,the men are machine gunners, note de badge on the collar ,a crown above a dragoon spitting fire . the two officers wears the so called Karl bluse .

Hi Gents 

a last couple from these tonight...

i did promise no more drunken posts so it’s time to sign off!

the first card is stamped:

K.u.K Sanitats-Abteilung des Epidemiespitales

the sender is there.

On a previous post Bayern kindly pointed out, the relevance of a similar stamp, to the flu epidemic in Europe at the time. This card is dated August 1917 so it’s early.

the addressee is the sender of the previous three above and it appears he too is currently in a hospital, feldpost #619

The second card is addressed to Josef Kunes and sent from K.K. FAR 203/3

tony

Hi Gents

These 3 are stamped:

K.u.K. Infanterie Regiment Nr. 28

3/XXVI Marschkompagnie

tony