The Other Ranks Shoulder Board thread

[Chris Boonzaier]

I only have one... so here goes....

[Tom Y]

FAR 256???? Didn't think they went that high.

[Tom Y]

IR41 von Boyen?

[Naxos]

IR169 (52. Division Baden)

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2009/post-1062-1236386504.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2009/post-1062-1236386524.jpg

[Naxos]

IR170 (52. Division Baden)

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2009/post-1062-1236386619.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2009/post-1062-1236386639.jpg

[Beau Newman]

3rd Sea Battallion Volunteer.

[The Prussian]

FAR 256???? Didn't think they went that high.

They did, mate! But not with the regular troops. The 256th FAR were Landwehr. Formed end of june 1916, they belonged to the 5th Landwehr Division (later Arko 215). The II.Abteilung was under command of the bavarian Ersatz-Division from: aug/3/1918 until aug/09/1918

[The Prussian]

Here are three of mine: Captain of the 11th Foot-artillery regiment

Edited March 20, 2009 by The Prussian

[The Prussian]

A captain in a general staff

[The Prussian]

6.Th?ringisches Inf.Rgt.Nr.95

[Beau Newman]

7th Kraftfahrer

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2009/post-6181-1237859751.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2009/post-6181-1237859794.jpg

[Beau Newman]

Wartime 16th Ulans:

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2009/post-6181-1237859883.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2009/post-6181-1237859915.jpg

[Chip]

Beau,

Your M08 Ulan boards are most likely of prewar manufacture due to them being private purchase examples. Kraftfahr straps would not be numbered, so I think this would be an example from a Starkstrom unit, which wore numbered Kraftfahrkorps straps for a short time. See J. Kraus's two volume set of books for a further explanation. Very nice straps, by-the-way!

Chip

[Naxos]