IrishGunner Posted August 19, 2018 Posted August 19, 2018 Tony, I am envious. It's priceless to have family mementos. There is a lot of opportunity for research.
Farkas Posted August 19, 2018 Author Posted August 19, 2018 If I’m honest it scares me to start. It’s an emotional issue and I have a ‘wall’ to get over... GreyC’s question set my heart racing. Your words made me well up. I’d love to know more about my Grandfather but if I research him I couldn’t stop there... I remember my Dad researching our family in the 90’s with limited results. Things have moved on since then and more information is out there now and if I don’t do it no-one else will because there are no little Farkas’s. I’m the last in line as they say. i’m adopted, my Dad was Jewish and the family tree he did is filled with ‘missing presumed dead’... arrested, camps etc its a daunting task... one day I hope. ********** Sorry for the heavy answer but I feel better for it! Fingers crossed for both of us I feel.... *********** To end on a lighter note! best wishes tony 58 minutes ago, IrishGunner said: Tony, I am envious. It's priceless to have family mementos. There is a lot of opportunity for research.
Farkas Posted August 19, 2018 Author Posted August 19, 2018 I promise not to post while drinking anymore..... ! Apologies. tony
IrishGunner Posted August 19, 2018 Posted August 19, 2018 All of the Anton Hoffmann cards are great. But of course, artillery is the best! I appreciate your words regarding researching your family. Perhaps focusing only on your grandfather's WWI service will help you get over the wall. Cheers!
Farkas Posted August 19, 2018 Author Posted August 19, 2018 Hi gents i’ve got a group of about 30 all related in some way. Mainly addressed to ‘Joseph Kunes’. Faded pencil is hard enough to read but the kicker is they are in Hungarian... i’m going to post them all here over the next few days because they have a nice variety of stamps but because also i’d like them to be on the record so to speak. ~~~~ these two have the same sender the first date stamped December 9 1916 from #50 the second I can’t date but sent, I think, from #423 (maybe 123) ~~~ tony
IrishGunner Posted August 20, 2018 Posted August 20, 2018 Gebirgs Kannonen Batterie ... nice. Oh, and I have a Kunes in my family tree!
Farkas Posted August 20, 2018 Author Posted August 20, 2018 10 hours ago, IrishGunner said: Gebirgs Kannonen Batterie ... nice. Oh, and I have a Kunes in my family tree! What were the odds on that? Considering our previous conversation about family... cool. and I started with those two because I thought you might like them. (More artillery to come) —/————— Hi gents these 5 all stamped: K.k Landsturm-Etappen-Battaillon Nr 489 Rppc from various places but locations crudely erased on some... tony
Farkas Posted August 21, 2018 Author Posted August 21, 2018 Hi Gents These 3 are stamped: K.u.K. Infanterie Regiment Nr. 28 3/XXVI Marschkompagnie tony
Farkas Posted August 21, 2018 Author Posted August 21, 2018 Hi Gents a last couple from these tonight... i did promise no more drunken posts so it’s time to sign off! the first card is stamped: K.u.K Sanitats-Abteilung des Epidemiespitales the sender is there. On a previous post Bayern kindly pointed out, the relevance of a similar stamp, to the flu epidemic in Europe at the time. This card is dated August 1917 so it’s early. the addressee is the sender of the previous three above and it appears he too is currently in a hospital, feldpost #619 The second card is addressed to Josef Kunes and sent from K.K. FAR 203/3 tony
GreyC Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Hi, the flu was just one illness that could spark an epidemic. There were many more which were contagious as well and as deadly. So the stamp means only that it is a hospital for contagious diseases. The writer of the last card was a member of a reserve Field or Foot Regiment 203. The line below is curious. It says Ueberaschungsgruppe Major Zobl which translates as Surprisegroup Major Zobl. Have never heard of such a group (surprise-attack-group, maybe?) GreyC Edited August 21, 2018 by GreyC
Bayern Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 Hello , of course an epidemiespital was not only the one dedicated to the flu , existed other illness as deadly as the flu ,the typhus for example was endemic in the Russian Poland, the typhoidea the same. The Swiss Doctor Hiss who served into the German Army Medical Service, related in a book ,about the diseases including trichinosis , malaria and disenteria.
Farkas Posted August 22, 2018 Author Posted August 22, 2018 Hi Gents first thanks all.... glad for all replies I do like ‘surprise-attack-group’.... and apologies Bayern because I didn’t represent your previous comments fully enough... I won’t paraphrase so casually again! ~~~~~ these few are the ‘odds’ of the group.(incl one artillery For IrishGunner) ~~~~~ tony
Farkas Posted August 24, 2018 Author Posted August 24, 2018 Hi Gents A few more addressed to Josef Klunes... tony
Farkas Posted August 25, 2018 Author Posted August 25, 2018 Hi Gents three more from same group... , and tony
Farkas Posted August 27, 2018 Author Posted August 27, 2018 Hi Gents last 8 of these to follow. these 3 then last group of 5 to follow. The first 2 to same addressee: Jan Gregor... October 1915 December 1916 This one sender details mention ‘Isonzo’ dated May 1918 tony
Farkas Posted August 28, 2018 Author Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) Hi gents These are the last one’s from this group. First 4 are from Josef Sadek to Edward Sadek. as so often the case ... different spelling: schadek... The last one Its sent the other way. Turned into a marathon posting these but I’m glad I did. cheers gents tony Edited August 28, 2018 by Farkas
Farkas Posted October 4, 2018 Author Posted October 4, 2018 Hi Gents i’m busy reading a book, requires my full attention, hence no pictures of late.... but just thought I’d sneak one in.... annotated : Galicia 25/6/17 back posting asap cheers Gents tony 1
Farkas Posted November 4, 2018 Author Posted November 4, 2018 Hi Gents As I took these pictures I noticed this mans cap.... nice details Nothing on the back sadly tony
Farkas Posted November 18, 2018 Author Posted November 18, 2018 Hi Gents an oldie.... Morsarbatterie Im Feuer IR4 16 Komp Posted home to family April 1915 tony
Farkas Posted November 30, 2018 Author Posted November 30, 2018 Hi Gents Two posted ‘home’ —-//- IR84 November 1916 —-//- IR29(?) February 1918 tony
Farkas Posted December 6, 2018 Author Posted December 6, 2018 Hi Gents This first one, I think is addressed to someone in hospital in Bosnia Posted in Budapest 24th November 1915 This picture looks to be in the mountains, sadly no information... And this one posted home.... tony
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