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Dear friends,
Very interesting information!
I really appreciated all the effort from the forum members in order to identify this medal.
Thanks a lot for all your time and attention.
Douglas.
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Stuka,
If you could do it I'd appreciate it.
Douglas.
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Hi,
This is my first British WWI medal group. I got them in an auction and it is a typical "Pip, Squeak an Wilfred" group comprised by the 1914-1915 Star, the British War Medal and the Interallied Victory Medal. All of them are marked to Private (later Corporal) L. TOMBLIN, service number 15944, from the North'n. R., which it seems to mean "Northamptonshire Regiment".
I would like to know if it is possible to add more information about this chap from the British War records.
Thanks in advance.
Douglas
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Thanks a lot for the transcription.
I made a quick research at the Volksbund site and there is a Wilhelm Lindmüller, rank "Fahrer", listed as KIA on June 14th, 1916.
I'm afraid he is the sender of this postcard.
Douglas
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Here are some of mine.
My major focus is handguns (mostly Luger and C96 pistols) in use, so trench pictures are not so easy to find.
The first one, show a bunch of guy (maybe two brothers among them) with their gas masks and their Mauser C96 pistols tucked inside their holsters stocks. The reverse is blank, unfortunatelly.
Here is a MG crew, some of them armed with Artillery Lugers (Lang Pistole 08). Nothing written in the back.
Last one. Another MG08 crew, now with some of them armed with Mauser C96s guns.
Again, nothing written.
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Great discussion.
If it helps somewhat, the reverse of the picture gives the photographer studio city as Gaildorf, district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg.
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I made a research at the Volksbund site, where the German war graves are registered.
It seems that the postcard sender - which I assume was named Karl Göttel - didn't survive the war.
Although there are 10 individuals listed with the same name, eight of them died during WWII and were too young to have fought during WWI. From the others, one was KIA in 1914 - before the mailing date of this card. The final one, KIA in June 6th, 1918, is, unfortunately, a close match, as his rank was Kanonier and he is buried in France - according with some on line references FAR 55 was engaged on the Western Front at that time.
Sad ending, I guess.
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Thank you so much, Bernhard!
Do you have an idea what is the surname of the recipient, Peter "?" (Göttel)...
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In the commercial postcard, most of the rifles are second line Kommisiongewehr M1888 (probably the upgraded 1888/05).
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Just what I had thought.
Thank you gentlemen for you kind help.
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What a fantastic news!
Your greatgrandpa must be proud of you.
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Great pictures. Looks like a very quiet and peasceful place, very well preserved.
Thanks a lot for sharing, I really enjoy the virtual tour.
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Nice presentation. You got to love that EKII patina.
Thanks for sharing.
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Nice topic, with great pictures.
Lambert, I'm glad you managed to grab this one.
Congratulations!
Douglas.
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Bernhard,
Thank you for your time and patience to translate it.
Your help is truly appreciated.
Regards,
Douglas.
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221 Reserve Infantry Regiment Postcard - translation needed
in Germany: Imperial: Rick (Research) Lundstrom Forum for Documentation and Photographs
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Very nice information.
Thanks!