Lippe Detmold and the Rheinland... what connection?

[Chris Boonzaier]

This looks to be a scarce Lippe Detmold official death certificate... but to a man of the IR69....

Can anyone figure out how that connection works??

[Mike Dwyer]

This looks to be a scarce Lippe Detmold official death certificate... but to a man of the IR69....

Can anyone figure out how that connection works??

No idea, Chris. I thought at first perhaps the Prince of Lippe-Detmold might have been the regimental chief, but he's not listed that way in the 1914 Rangliste. Maybe the guy was from Lippe-Detmold but somehow ended up in IR69.

Edited February 21, 2011 by Mike Dwyer

[Solomon]

No idea, Chris. I thought at first perhaps the Prince of Lippe-Detmold might have been the regimental chief, but he's not listed that way in the 1914 Rangliste. Maybe the guy was from Lippe-Detmold but somehow ended up in IR69.

A late reply, but not too late :-)

This man was from Lippe-Detmold, as written on that document.

He was from "Ehrsen", a part of the town Bad Salzuflen, which is located in Lippe-Detmold.

And that´s the reason, why this certificate was prepared.

By the way, these certificates are very rare, I only know a 2nd one.

I still don´t know for what these certificates were prepared...maybe for heroic deeds

and special honour.

Best regards

Roman

[Chris Boonzaier]

A late reply, but not too late :-)

This man was from Lippe-Detmold, as written on that document.

He was from "Ehrsen", a part of the town Bad Salzuflen, which is located in Lippe-Detmold.

And that´s the reason, why this certificate was prepared.

By the way, these certificates are very rare, I only know a 2nd one.

I still don´t know for what these certificates were prepared...maybe for heroic deeds

and special honour.

Best regards

Roman

Hi,

So far I have nailed down Prussian, Soxan, Bavarian, Würt. death documents... from the wording on this it must be the Lippe-Detmold version... I was happy to find it :-))

[Solomon]

Hi,

So far I have nailed down Prussian, Soxan, Bavarian, Würt. death documents... from the wording on this it must be the Lippe-Detmold version... I was happy to find it :-))

..not only from the wording...of course, it shows the war merit cross Lippe-Detmold, too.

And as far as I know, it is the only multi-colored document from Lippe-Detmold.

The other award documents have max. two colors (like the one for the war honour medal, which is green and black).

Best regards

Roman