Chris Boonzaier Posted November 16, 2013 Posted November 16, 2013 Here is a nice group to a guy who fought from October 1914 till the end in the Füsilier Regiment 36
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 16, 2013 Author Posted November 16, 2013 He fought in all the battles, started as a Private, made it up to Offiziers Stellvertreter, was lucky never to get wounded... always rated as "outstanding" in his reports
Bernhard H.Holst Posted November 16, 2013 Posted November 16, 2013 Hello Chris. There were and there are such guys. Thanks for showing this even though the E.K. documents are more on the "strictly utility" side. Bernhard H. Holst
turtle Posted November 16, 2013 Posted November 16, 2013 Nice group! Would you show more of the Militärpaß?
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 17, 2013 Author Posted November 17, 2013 Nice group! Would you show more of the Militärpaß? Hi, at the moment I am on the move 24/7, hope for some time later this week to catch up on things and will scan the inside. Best Chris
Ulsterman Posted November 17, 2013 Posted November 17, 2013 Nice! I love these groups. These men were the real spine of the German army.
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 18, 2013 Author Posted November 18, 2013 I have quite a few groups where the guys served 14-18... but this one is unusual in that his service was never interupted. He went into the field in October 1914... and stayed in rgw regiment (Verdun, Somme, Champagne etc) until 1918, Left for hospital in April 1918, then officers course... but between those dates he was "there"... From memory, all the other groups I have have guys being wounded, then off in hospital, then time at the ersatz Battalion, then on a course of some sort, maybe some time at the Feldrekrutendepot, many guys after 2-3 years were sent to work in a factory for a while (!).... but this is the only infantry Guy I have (as far as i can remember) that was in an infantry company, in an active western front unit, that spent 42 months on service (with leave of course!)
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 18, 2013 Author Posted November 18, 2013 Some good shots of the crosses....
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 18, 2013 Author Posted November 18, 2013 Hi, unfortunately i have no idea :-(
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 19, 2013 Author Posted November 19, 2013 Here are the Militärpass entries
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 19, 2013 Author Posted November 19, 2013 From the nose, i think he is the guy in the middle
Chris Boonzaier Posted November 19, 2013 Author Posted November 19, 2013 2nd from left and then left in uniform
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