Farkas Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 Hi Bayern I like it. Reservists - they do look more like men than boys.... cheers tony 16 hours ago, Bayern said: Perhaps they are reservists recalled , It appears as Autumm . the absence of numbers on the helmet covers and the litzen on collar and cuffsmade think in a Garde Unit . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Hi tony, I venture reservists , early in the war , reserve, by the apparent age . early in the war by the uniforms 1907 1910 and the natural coloured boots and leather items. Garde by the expressed and by the rifles . M1898 . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Hi Gents First one shows collar tab with Next one And tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Hi, the 3rd is a Ulane. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Hello , the first man wears on the collar of his greatcoat the doppelitzen, double lights of Garde and some technical troops . the number 267 on his SBs ,marks him as belonging to Reserve Infanterie Regiment 267 a unit raised in 1914 from the Infanterie Regiment 14. but the uniform dont carried litzen . the second man ,seated ,must be a vizefeldwebel , he wears leggings and officers type peaked cap and leather gloves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 (edited) Hello! Unfortunatey you are wrong withb the first one... RIR 267 was set up by: Staff: Ers.Btl./Füs.Rgt.34 I.Btl.: Feld-Inf.Btl.34 II.Btl.: Feld-Inf.Btl. 8 III.Btl. Feld-Inf.Btl. 10 The 2.Ers.Btl./Inf.Rgt. 14was only responsible for the Ersatz BUT! I see a 261 and not a 267 upon his SB. RIR 261 was set-up by Garde-Feld-Inf.Rgt. 1, 2 and 3 It had its own Ersatz-Bataillon So it all fits Edited November 3, 2018 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Hello , I was mistaked about the parent unit of the RIR 267 by a book . Cocerning to the BUT, if is 261 all fits as you said . Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 Hi Gents I had actually put these here together because 3 had the numbers on the collar tabs and #3 belongs with #1... i was going to say what I thought they were but just couldn’t decide However I thought (!) #1 was 267 - but see the 1 now.... I was sure #2 was 135 I thought #4 was 255 or 235 So today.... I agree #1 is 261 2 is 136 or 236 3 I now think is 253 or 255 I’ll probably see different tomorrow tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Hello! Just a mention... The last colourised photo (according to the threads name) was in #95... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 (edited) Hi Andy, why not change it and provide us with one! ;-) GreyC Edited November 3, 2018 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 A Touch Of Colour Gents! i wasn’t sure whether to include this style if you like them i’ve got a few more These first two are related, written 25/11/14 written 3/12/14 and these next two are also related written 6/12/17 written 7/12/17 tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 The texts are mainly greetings and "I am still ok, hope you are, too". "Will write letter. It´s cold here". Best, GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 7 hours ago, Farkas said: A Touch Of Colour Gents! i wasn’t sure whether to include this style if you like them i’ve got a few more These first two are related, written 25/11/14 written 3/12/14 and these next two are also related written 6/12/17 written 7/12/17 tony Hello , The first two postcard shows a Saxon Infantryman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Hi Gents first two have same addressee and couple more - still the same tree! and tony ——/////—/—/_ Thanks both 16 hours ago, Bayern said: Hello , The first two postcard shows a Saxon Infantryman 16 hours ago, GreyC said: The texts are mainly greetings and "I am still ok, hope you are, too". "Will write letter. It´s cold here". Best, GreyC tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 Hi Gents i didnt realises that there are arrows on this card until today so thought I’d share it while it’s out.... In the foreground are train tracks No platform but buildings alongside, some with men on the rooftops Also it looks like a fire or two? maybe to keep warm over In the one above could it perhaps say 3bayR above the men? and perhaps kbirg? (Or even 4komp) on the right I hope you like it Gents tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Hi gents and tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Hi Gents tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Hi Gents I spotted this in a ‘job lot’ To me , it is a photo of..... (Please pardon my usual optimism/enthusiasm) A partly collapsed airship, in flight, photographed from above, at altitude or in cloud , Of course maybe not ...Any musings Gents? tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Shot down over the English Channel by 2nd (German) Torpedoboot-Zerstörer Flottille (small vessel between torpedoboat and destroyer) GreyC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Hi Gents 3 I have that all caught my eye yesterday for one reason or another.... ———-/————//- This first one I liked, mainly, because they actually look happy and of course his medal bar. If he’s 80 in 1927 then he was born in 1847... Perhaps a Veteran of the Franco Prussian war? ——////———- This one is different to anything else I have. The front is glossy, like plastic and reminds me of a film negative. And smaller than Rppc size. dated 2-9-1916 I was surprised to see from the reverse , that it has not been cut down in size. It is to all effect a smaller version of a full card. And, I’d say, it’s not reproduced from a larger original. The impression of the circular post stamp, as well as some of the writing, is visible in relief on the front. ——//———- this 3rd one is a snapshot... dated 1 March 1917 Peter Banes (I beleive) I can’t get over how ‘chilled’ he appears... Cheers Gents tony Hi GreyC On 12/12/2018 at 14:50, GreyC said: Shot down over the English Channel by 2nd (German) Torpedoboot-Zerstörer Flottille (small vessel between torpedoboat and destroyer) GreyC Thanks for the above info... i spent ages googling British airship losses last night. All new to me. However, more questions than answers. I beleive this is a rigid frame airship. Gondolier to the fore. Brits only had one that saw action and none reported lost. There were quite a few other airships designs used mainly for shipping protection but the appearance doesnt match. They ere more like balloons. ‘Gasbags’ were over the channel but this looks, as I said, like a Rigid Frame Airship... supposedly none were lost..... Thanks again GreyC tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) Hi, 2nd card: Wants to know if mother has sent him money 3rd card: I think the name is Baues. Compare the "n" in "Untf." They usually, but not always distinguished u and n by a horizontal stroke above the letter, that is missing here above the "u". GreyC PS: It would help considerably if the cards with writing on them would be posted in the right angle to read them, not in a 90 degree angle. Edited December 14, 2018 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, GreyC said: PS: It would help considerably if the cards with writing on them would be posted in the right angle to read them, not in a 90 degree angle. Consider it done from now on GreyC... Thanks. What did you think of these? I did actually post them with you in mind... I think the first is a lovely portrait and the second is physically rather odd.... cheers tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Thank you, that helps. What´s i tersting with the 2nd crd is that it seems to originate in New York, was mailed from Cologne by a Saxon to his mother in Saxony. Now at that time the US was still neutral, so maybe it was a photographic gimmick invented in the US and exported to Germany where some German photo studio had it on offer. GreyC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 2 hours ago, GreyC said: Hi, 2nd card: Wants to know if mother has sent him money 3rd card: I think the name is Baues. Compare the "n" in "Untf." They usually, but not always distinguished u and n by a horizontal stroke above the letter, that is missing here above the "u". GreyC PS: It would help considerably if the cards with writing on them would be posted in the right angle to read them, not in a 90 degree angle. Yes GreyC, the ‘n’ is so clear in ‘Unft’ ( I thought it was Unff!), totally unlike the ‘u’.... nice tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Hi Gents ——//——-/ No dates or info on any of these.. and tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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