GSWA POWs and KIAs....

[Chris Boonzaier]

This is obscure, but just incase its of use to anyone, a list of the German casualties in the Gibeon area. I have a zerox from the South African military archives which I had made while down there. It was typed up by an army clerk in 1915, so there are errors in names and ranks, but a bit of the historical puzzle all the same....

Interesting to see some South African Names in there... must have been Boers who settled in GSWA

Casualties

German forces: Gibeon, 26th-27th April 1915

Killed

Ernst Holger (4th Coy), Peter Rehbein, Kneil (1st Res), Emil Franke, Franze Renner, Sergt. Buttner, Zweigler, Onder Officer (Unteroffizier) Opperman, Two not indentified

Wounded in Hospital

Officers

Lieut Wilhelm Nitze, Hans Denk, Alfred Ringsdorf, Dr Riefenstahl

Other Ranks

Otto Ballnno (Paymaster), L?Cpl. Josef Schafer, Tpr Max Joachim, Tpr Karl Nitzkim, Gustav Becker, Johann Antassek, Johan Bergweist, Adolf Dornros, Sergt. Walter Hanthei, Sgt. Maj. MArhi Beckmann, Tpr Otto Stangenberg, Sergt. Paul Melzer, L/Cpl. Georg Kneis, L/Cpl. Friedrich Rubbert, L/Cpl. Andreas Koller, Heindrich Knorr, Ferd Scholle, Johann Burzynski, Heinrich Bodenstein, Sergt. Louis Albes, Julius Kolzer, Oskar Fehr, Johannes Thormann, Johann Anterschek, Otto Sweisler, Stenzki

Captured

Officers

Lieut Fred Johnson, Lieut Ernst Goedecke, Robert Kuntze, Heinrich Derlich, Anton Heiligbrunner, Ober Lieut. Mueller, Ober Lieut Gossler

Other Ranks

Paymaster (Onder) Hugo Fieldmer, Paymaster (Onder) Richard Schultz, Paymaster (Onder) Walter Donicht.

Paymaster

G. Glockmeer,

Sgt Majors

Oskar Loose, Friedrick Mohring, Reinold Nieter, Eugene Ruh, Franz Buhrke, Josef Zillikins, Fritz Schultze, Walter Rasch, Konrad Simran, Heinrich Zeitz, Ludwig Schaal, Fredrich Jonscher, Gustav Jung, Hugo Olsen

Sgt.

Albert Nanen, Hermann Kuch, Rudolf Hilpert, Arthur Simon, Albert Wiethert, Kurt Schollmeidt, Robert Rude, Josef Nagel, Wilhelm Sendzik, Franz Kuhn, Hans Dippus, Fritz Wichmann, Max Francke, J. Von Grinsven,

Cpl.

A von Walthausen, Otto Mueller, hans Hirsekerm, Jakob Held, Paul Weichbrodt, Hans Schelper, Leo Stoeikel, Arthur Srenson, Hand Kirst, Martin Ott, Heinrich Robbe, Otto Sweisler, August Havemann, Hans Senne, Peter Krobben, Philip Lobensolder, Georg Meier, Adolf Becker, Johann Dutzbach, Fritz Henny,

L/Cpl

Albert Karen, Alfred Phillipson, Herrman Odendahl, Eduart Bodmaller, Albert Gerlich, Hans Gibb, Henrich Hullbruck, Willie Bohl, Freidrich Grevin, Karl Kriss, Fritz Johnck, Heinrich Scholtz, Georg Warth, Emil Demant, Freidrich Herrmann, Wilhelm Losch, Otto Gibternach, Freidrich Sanger, Georg Komoll, Karl Marx, Paul Ruchterlein, Josef Schmitt, Albert Guschnasch, Paul Strogmeier, Fritz Haugk, Rudolf Rayn, Paul Kauberizyk, Adolf Hecht, Jacob Weindich, Franz Konig, Franz Mann, Albert Hauner, Paul Lempreicht, Fritz Kannt, Airsfh (!!) Dressler, Aorsh (!!) Dresseler, Richard Schutze, Arthur Uhlig, Karl Melker, Arthur Schraw, Franz Hernicht

Tpr

Robert Weidner, F von Bremen, Johannes Salomon, Heinrich Gisil, Alfred Thurich, Johann Monskopki, Herbert Nieker, Ernst Albart, Arthur Anders, Herrman Kuchenmeister, Helmuth Schmidt, Fritz Schmidt, Otto de Boer, Ernst Oehring, Ernst Krimer, Georg Gilligh, Johannes Mueller, Wilhelm Oberheider, Albert Maas, Staummhaus Vismiersky, Christian Kutz, Max Zisch, Otto Lochtenstein, Anton Schwartz, Johannes Visser, Walter Forster, Albert Huber, Helmeth Hoyemer, Richard Scrager, Karl Theodeitz, Martin Schmall, Ludwig Schwarz, August MAlweitz, Adolf Kutzeek, Willie Reichert, Wilhelm Dickbruder, Karl Weyman, Ernst Thierrach, Johan Felden, Adolf Glosse, Josef Napotnik, Wilhelm Bornhold, Hermann Wirth, Heinrich Kappelhoff, Carl Burster, Ernst Noack, Jan Smit, Willem Smit, Hermann Trentow, Focaks Radachmer, Johann Zeitz, Reinhold Krog, Herman Vogts, Bernard Rousbein, A. von den Knesdeck, Hermann Korschke, Johannes Neureth, Adolf Badder, Johann Offermann, Gottleiv Gunther, Karl Lamprecht, Heinrich Cyriasus, Peter Filla, Oswald Zehler, Franz Fulzer, Normann Hermanhilx, Gustav Heldt, Hermann Pruter, Karl Dickmann, Victus Kogelneier, Hermann Fuchs, Wilhelm Bonheis, Paul Schultz (Medic), Albert Ganzer, Ernst Speiser, Alexander Rehmann, Sally Joseph, Friedrich Haschke, Xavier Schmid, Josef Wankler, Eugene Adom, Gerhardt Kulz, Hans Serb, Walter Dorno, Josef Warner, Pieter Rensburg, Peter Wosch, Gustav Haagener

Captured at Berseba 22nd of April 1915

Officers

Capt Alexander Merensky

Lieut Lichtenstein (Medical officer)

Other Ranks

Sgt

Henri Vachmann, Franz Dangovsky, Ernst Freidrich, Karl Ociepki, Max Reinecke, Max Johann Schwarzoth (died of wounds 23/4/15), Siegfried Stzelecki, Wilhelm Schweitzer

Cpl

Freidrich Bousche (Medic),

L/Cpl

Hans Weidel, Karl Schroeder, Krapohe

Tpr

Karl Burger (1), Karl Burger (2), August Bollmann, Otto Engredt, Gustav Merker, Louis Pryrl, Karl Ringel, Max Rosenbluth, Gustav Schmidt, Bogislir Vrunnemann, Gustaf Gieter, Johann Shatkoski, Kurt Klutz, Louis Facca, Wilhelm Adnerson (wounded), Max Held (Wounded)

Captured at Brakoros 23-3-1915

Cpl. R Osterloh

Privates A Goebel, F Halecker, F. Wieland, L. Marciniak

Captured Arititis 24-3-1915

Cpl A. Tismer, Max Stange

[Chris Boonzaier]

It fits with this superb article by Walter Nuhn

http://www.kaiserscross.com/41815/205801.html