Gravemarker Pictures/cards

[Farkas]

Hi Gents

 

Sadly I cannot read even the sign even with my trusty eyepiece...

 

tony

[GreyC]

Hi,

sender from RIR 207. Writes that he had a difficult time, but is now behind the lines to rest. Will write more if he has more time.

GreyC

Edited November 25, 2018 by GreyC

[Farkas]

Hi gents

dated July 1916

——-

September  1916

and 

marked Riga

tony

 

 

On 25/11/2018 at 20:41, GreyC said:

Hi,

sender from RIR 207. Writes that he had a difficult time, but is now behind the lines to rest. Will write more if he has more time.

GreyC

Cheers GreyC

a difficult postcard for family to receive I bet.

thanks as always

tony

[Farkas]

Hi Gents

This postcard image is dated as 1914 on the grave.

Feldposte home stamped 23 November 1916.

185 Infant.Div. stamp and marked by sender as 7 Kompagnie

 

Sent to

Fraulein ? Stokle ((...Maria / Muriel?  ))

and family I think. ((Added as an afterthought))

2 line address.

tony

Edit...

To me, a 2 line address teases that it is either a small place or a big name ...

Edited December 10, 2018 by Farkas

[GreyC]

Hi,

Martha Stökle

7 Kronen

Langenenslingen

Hohenzollern

So probably the address of a hotel where she was presently lodging or working.

GreyC

[Farkas]

Hi Gents

 

 

and 

tony

 

 

On 10/12/2018 at 20:43, GreyC said:

Hi,

Martha Stökle

7 Kronen

Langenenslingen

Hohenzollern

So probably the address of a hotel where she was presently lodging or working.

GreyC

Thanx again GreyC

 

t

[GreyC]

Last one: Two massgraves of the 73rds from September 1914 in the gravel quarry in front of my shelter August 1916

The Füsilier Regiment 73 from Hannover was Ernst Jünger´s unit.

GreyC

Edited December 23, 2018 by GreyC

[Farkas]

Cheers GreyC

On 23/12/2018 at 01:11, GreyC said:

Last one: Two massgraves of the 73rds from September 1914 in the gravel quarry in front of my shelter August 1916

The Füsilier Regiment 73 from Hannover was Ernst Jünger´s unit.

GreyC

[Bayern]

Hello, What decoration is that Junger carries under the PLM ?

[speedytop]

Hi Bayern,

with this name you should know it: Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art

Uwe

[Bayern]

Vielen Danke , Simply I forgot the existence of the Max II order, or I dont linked it with Junger.who must have received the Order after 1980

[ErwinZ]

A very interesting image. 

Oberstleutnant Graf Walther Gustav Lothar von Kielmansegg. Kdr. des RIR 222
July 14, 1869, July 28, 1918 (49) Dounai am dem Somme.

He was the patron of the prolific german composer Paul Hindemith during the war. Graf von Kielmannsegg was a great music lover and allowed the formation of a string quartet, which he had to play regularly. Hindemith spends most of the day with intensive rehearsals for the quartet and the regimental band.

A very interesting image. 

Oberstleutnant Graf Walther Gustav Lothar von Kielmansegg. Kdr. des RIR 222
July 14, 1869, July 28, 1918 (49) Dounai am dem Somme.

He was the patron of the prolific german composer Paul Hindemith during the war. Graf von Kielmannsegg was a great music lover and allowed the formation of a string quartet, which he had to play regularly. Hindemith spends most of the day with intensive rehearsals for the quartet and the regimental band.

[ErwinZ]

It would be nice if the location can be found of this graveyard near a church. Maybe the date of death gives a clue?

Uoffz.Kriegsfr. Ludwig Thierauch. 6.2.1893-14.9.1916
Fahrer Jacob Irion. 8.11.1896-14.9.1916
Kanonier Land. II Emil Held. 19.3.1883-14.9.1916

RFGR/II.54/6.Batt

[GreyC]

Hi,

if the place of death is the same as place of burial, I am unable to say, but all died on the same day at the same place during their fight in the Somme region.

Best,

GreyC

[ErwinZ]

16 hours ago, GreyC said:

if the place of death is the same as place of burial, I am unable to say, but all died on the same day at the same place during their fight in the Somme region.

Lovely, that was the piece I needed. I was searching for an Infantrie reg. but it's from the artillerie. Pesky German fonts

In the regimental book there's a whole story on the accident.

[GreyC]

Hi,

yes that´s it. My information is from the same source.

Best,

GreyC