dante Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Small pen and ink picture, "Böttcher" can anyone help identify his regiment and if possible confirm his forenames, as ever many thanks, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArHo Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) I would say quite likely Bernhard Böttcher, Leutnant der Landwehr, mortally wounded "by accident", 5th company Garde-Füsilier-Regiment, Verlustliste 631 of 12.8.1915. It would fit the caption of your image "II. B. (= 2nd Batallion) G. F. R." nicely - compare also the Gardestern on the Pickelhaube Eagle atop the grave cross. Cheers Edited October 25, 2020 by ArHo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Perfect many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 From the Offizier-Stammliste of the GFR. Regards Glenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArHo Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 (edited) Thanks @Glenn J A life-story standing for so many of his generation. Humble background, from the Mark, the core of Prussia, small Unteroffizier-military career, civilian Beamter, war + "road to glory" and finally a premature death somewhere in Galicia, not during a great attack with a flag in his hands but by the way, very likely "unexpected". To complete it: here you can find the regimental history. "All quiet on the eastern front" when he met his fate... http://digital.wlb-stuttgart.de/sammlungen/sammlungsliste/werksansicht/?no_cache=1&tx_dlf[id]=13127&tx_dlf[page]=123&tx_dlf[double]=0&cHash=9395b0b8fcd43cf9864bb7df91b696ce Cheers Edited October 26, 2020 by ArHo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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