Two brave men from Rockenhausen

[padro]

A couple of years ago I acquired a few docs and photos belonging to a Dr Otto Finkenauer of  Bavarian IR18.

He was holder of the Militar Sanitats Orden 2nd Class and was killed on the 6th of June 1917 during the preliminary

bombardment to the attack on the Messines Ridge on the 7th, when a direct hit demolished a bunker being used by the 

medical team killing him and several others.

Here is a picture of Otto and the demolished bunker.

The following day another resident from Rockenhausen died, also at Messines, Fritz Martin, holder of the Silver Bravery Medal and MVK1. The reason I know this is that the newspaper entries announcing their deaths appeared on the same page side by side and survived with this small collection.

Two very brave men from the same town.

Best regards

Pete

[KIR]

Hi Pete,
here the Ranglisten-Auszug Finkenauer (bay. 18.IR) and here you will find something about Fritz Martin:

http://wiki-commons.genealogy.net/w/index.php?title=Datei:Bayerns_goldenes_Ehrenbuch_1914-1918.djvu&page=384

... and here: http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/6322119

Best regards,
Jens

Edited February 16, 2016 by KIR

[padro]

Thanks again for your help Jens, very useful links.

Two very brave men who met sad ends.

Best regards

Pete