For Research unkown bavarian Musikmeister / Musikdirektor

[dedehansen]

The last one for today. A bavarian Musikmeister or Musikdirektor with

baden roots or connections. One his medal bar we can see:

Militärverdienstkreuz

Verdienstkreuz vom Zähringer Löwen

Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen

Kriegsdenkmünze 1870 / 71

Baden Felddienst Auszeichnung

Centenarmedaille

Austrian goldenes Verdienstkreuz ?

and the Dienstauszeichnungsschnalle

Regards

Andreas

[arb]

Andreas,

I believe he is Adolf Fach (*30.05.1849 in Dingelsdorf (Baden) The 1899 Almanach of military musicians shows all these awards except the Baden Zähr. Löwen.

In 1899 he was the Obermusikmeister d. bay. 1. Inf. R.

01.06.1866 in Bad. Gren. R. 110 eingetr.

Kgl. Bay.Obermusikmmeister 31.07.1890, Mil. Mus. Dir. 14.12.1888, Musikmeister 13.12.1886, Stabshoboist 21.03.1877

Andy

Edited June 26, 2014 by arb

[dedehansen]

Hello and thanks Andy, with a magnifier I can recognize a 1 on the sholderboards, and here

an older photo from him with his family and his early bar without Verdiestkreuz vom

Zähringer Löwen.

[Glenn J]

Andreas,

I very much agree with Andy. My earliest directory of Stabshoboisten from 1891 already shows him as the Musikmeister of 1. Infanterie-Regiment in München. He had previously served as the Musikmeister in 13. Infanterie-Regiment in Ingoldstadt. Both your photos show him in the pattern of uniform worn between 1898 and 1908. Adolf Felix Fach died on 10 February 1909 in München.

Regards

Glenn

[dedehansen]

Thanks Glenn for adding further ifprmations

KR

Andreas