Farkas Posted October 26, 2017 Author Posted October 26, 2017 Hi Gents Some of the brass.... and one of the Jennings prints.... hope you like tony
GreyC Posted November 14, 2017 Posted November 14, 2017 Hi, translation of two-liner: Rear echelon motherer with white tassel in crotch 1913. "Kraddel" is from the dialect of the Saarland. So he´s probably from there. GreyC
Farkas Posted November 14, 2017 Author Posted November 14, 2017 Few more while I'm here.... tony Hi GreyC one off the topic of the thread.... Used my laptop instead of phone the other day. More info on posts.i think it said you like portraits....? How specific is your interest? I've got a few family pics/CDV from the old days... this one is Grandfather and his Mother- Hungary c1900 plain back sadly. tony
Farkas Posted November 29, 2017 Author Posted November 29, 2017 Hi Gents Quirky rppc.unwritten but annotated.Bit different to my usual.... On the roof Pram lady tony
GreyC Posted November 29, 2017 Posted November 29, 2017 Hi, "Abort" as written on the wall means lavatory. GreyC 1
Farkas Posted December 3, 2017 Author Posted December 3, 2017 Hi Gents a few POW related cards.... tony
Farkas Posted July 12, 2018 Author Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) Hi Gents tony Hi gents And an unusual one a lady called Elli.... tony Edited July 12, 2018 by Farkas
Farkas Posted July 15, 2018 Author Posted July 15, 2018 (edited) Hi gents Kaiser Franz Garde Gren. Regt. Nr 2 2 Kompagnie 5-4-17 And dated 11-8-16 tony Edited July 15, 2018 by Farkas
Bayern Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 On 16/11/2017 at 21:28, Farkas said: Hi Gents tony flies and mosquitoes were a consistent plague on the WW1 Ostfront specially into the Russian dominated Poland .Malaria and thyphus were also current. 1
Farkas Posted July 30, 2018 Author Posted July 30, 2018 Hi Gents Hi Bayern It’s funny you should mention this now. I bought this recently because I like dogs... However I have just noticed it mentions malaria on the reverse... Thanks for your comments as always Bayern.... tony 21 hours ago, Bayern said: flies and mosquitoes were a consistent plague on the WW1 Ostfront specially into the Russian dominated Poland .Malaria and thyphus were also current.
GreyC Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 Hi, here are two examples with artillery connection. The soldiers are from the FAR 12 (Field Artillery Regiment 12). Note the patch indicating the gunner and the centennial medals, which might have just been handed out. GreyC
IrishGunner Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 GreyC, great photo of the artillerymen with the Kaiser Wilhelm Zentenarmedaille! I agree they must have recently received the medals.
GreyC Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 Hi Irish Gunner, glad you like it. Here is another one of a etamäßiger Feldwebel of Saxon Regiment 106 with dog. Note the typical "German" cuffs on the tunic and the mourning band. GreyC 1
Bayern Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 15 hours ago, GreyC said: Hi, here are two examples with artillery connection. The soldiers are from the FAR 12 (Field Artillery Regiment 12). Note the patch indicating the gunner and the centennial medals, which might have just been handed out. GreyC Hello curiously they bear the shoulder straps rolled 10 hours ago, GreyC said: Hi Irish Gunner, glad you like it. Here is another one of a etamäßiger Feldwebel of Saxon Regiment 106 with dog. Note the typical "German" cuffs on the tunic and the mourning band. GreyC Hello the man is a Full Feldwebel of a saxon unit and carries a mourning armband 1
GreyC Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) Hi Bayern, the rolled up shoulder straps in this "formal" photo setting indicate that they were probably done with their obligatory service. There are quite a few photos around with "fresh" reservists having the straps rolled up. If you find them rolled up during work in the field it indicates that they were probably carrying heavy loads. This way they had a cushion to relieve the pressure on their shoulder. And with regard to the Saxon. I wrote exactly that in my post GreyC Edited August 1, 2018 by GreyC
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