Chris Boonzaier Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 A young officer from the 17th Infantry Regiment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) Leutnant d.R. Otto Mayer or Maya - October 5, 1916 Edited October 12, 2013 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 There was a Lt.d.R. Otto Mayer who was wounded in May 1917. He was born on 12 January 1892 in Straßburg in Elsaß. I can't say for certain if it is him, since 1917 casualty lists don't include units, but he's the only officer with that name I came across. Oddly, I would never have thought of "Otto Mayer" as a regional name, but around two-thirds of them in the casualty lists were Württembergers, and many of the rest were also south Germans - mostly Badeners and Bavarians. The second ribbon is likely the Hessen General Honor Decoration "For Bravery", since Ernst Ludwig Großherzog von Hessen und bei Rhein was the Inhaber of IR 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 O would also have thought it was a non regional name.. I wonder how the Meyer/Mayer/Meier variations got their "regions" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 O would also have thought it was a non regional name.. I wonder how the Meyer/Mayer/Meier variations got their "regions" ? ... don't forget Maier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Meyer: Meier: Mayer: Maier: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dond Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Did someone say Barfuss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 barfuss? Very nice bar, Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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