Simon Birch Posted 22 July , 2020 Share Posted 22 July , 2020 Good Morning, The pictures attached are of an original German paybook. It came into the possession of Cpl. Charles Robertson Dick, 27 Field Ambulance on 21/ 22 March 1917, when that unit was at Haute Avesnes. The original owner of these papers, I believe, was taken prisoner in the attack on the German trenches by 11th Royal Scots on 21 March 1917. The granddaughter of Cpl. Dick would like to return the paybook to the descendants of its original owner. I have pointed out this is a long shot - but if you don't try.... Anyway, I am hoping that some kind person could translate any relevant parts for me. Odd bits, like his date of birth, unit and surname (I think its Friebel) even I can get. But I cannot read / understand his christian name or much of anything else. I did have a quick look on the Volksbund site and cannot find a name that looks anything like that on these papers, but then I cannot find a name anything like Friebel on the red Cross POW's site. And if anyone knows anything about German census returns that also would be a help. Any information / pointers would be very gratefully received! Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 22 July , 2020 Share Posted 22 July , 2020 His name is Chlotar (as the Merovingian kings) Willy Friebel: http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/5623124 http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/6153625 And here he is on the Red Cross website: https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/4460478/1/2/ https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Zoom/D/05/01/C_G1_D_05_01_0047/C_G1_D_05_01_0047_0060.JPG/4 POW at Arras 21 March 1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Birch Posted 22 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2020 AOK - many thanks for that. Not sure I would ever have got that far. Cheers, Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWK Posted 22 July , 2020 Share Posted 22 July , 2020 Distribution of the surname Friebel in Germany (via www.kartenzunamen.eu ) Quite a few of them in Sachsen. And there's a florist/garden centre in Taura (where Chlotar's father lived) with the surname Friebel ! They may be related, who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Birch Posted 23 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2020 16 hours ago, JWK said: Distribution of the surname Friebel in Germany (via www.kartenzunamen.eu ) Quite a few of them in Sachsen. And there's a florist/garden centre in Taura (where Chlotar's father lived) with the surname Friebel ! They may be related, who knows? Only one way to find out; thanks to both of you. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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