PoWs: Walter Irmen & Fritz Hennig

[michaeldr]

A couple of candidates for your research Steve:

 

From H.M. S. AGAMEMNON IN THE MEDITERRANEAN - p.176, 'The Naval Review' Vol.IV

 

“At 8.30 a.m. on March 19^th [1916] left [Mudros] for Malta escorted by H.M.S. Beagle, with the following prisoners:- Sub-Lieutenants Walter Irman and Fritz Hemich, German aviators captured off Thaso, S. Ladondaki, suspect Ottoman Greek doctor, one Bulgarian, two Turkish and one Greek suspects.”

 

See Charlie's post below correcting the spelling of the names

 

regards

Michael

Edited 5 March , 2021 by michaeldr

[charlie2]

The correct spellings of the names are Irmen and Hennig

 

Charlie

 

 

[michaeldr]

1 hour ago, charlie2 said:

correct spellings of the names are Irmen and Hennig

 

Many thanks indeed for that vital correction Charlie.

The author here was the Agamemnon's captain, Fyler; ironically, someone whose own name is often misspelt.

This can be added to his other howlers, which include his reference to one battalion (see p. 135) as 'the New South Wales Borderers'!

 

Title now corrected

 

regards

Michael

Edited 5 March , 2021 by michaeldr

[michaeldr]

Now that Charlie has pointed out the correct spelling of the names, a further search of the GWF reveals that these two have been mentioned here before;

see https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/251994-rnas-air-mechanic-with-ark-royal-photo-album/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-2787883

“Sub-Lt. Walter Irmen was allocated Malta PoW No.1905 and following an attempt to escape, he was transferred to Egypt on 4th April 1918, after which I have no more information.

Flmt. Fritz Hennig was allocated Malta PoW No.1906 and seems to have had a quiet life interned at Malta. He was repatriated on 6th December 1919 with 1100 German PoWs held at Malta.”

Edited 5 March , 2021 by michaeldr

[charlie2]

It is perhaps worth noting that Walter Irmen is recorded as Arthur Irmen in the Verlustlisten and also in the Geheime Verlustlisten.

 

Charlie

 

[Guest]

Mates,

 

Charlie sorry mate but the Geheime Marine Verlustliste or the Verlustlisten 1. Weltkrieg does not list them So where did you find their names? (sorry had the wrong spelling now found.

 

While I had no record of these men I have a number lost from this area?

 

Auer Gottlieb    Flugzeugober Maat Marine     Observer Airforce German Seaplane Sqn (Wasserfliegerabteilung) - Seeflieger-Abteilung 1 possibly (SFS)  Xanthi     1917-    (1895 at Ohnasketten (Frauenwills) DoA 25-3-17) at Seeflugstation Xanthi (Bulgaria) vermißt MIA * died shown lost in Aircraft (762) reported in Friedrichshafen FF 33L (1165) with Baldeweg (P) crashed near Chanak possibly in accident? shown schwer verwundet (badly wounded) WIA 10-8-16 in accidental crash with Flugzeug Maat Arthur Ledy during training at Flugplatz Hannover  

 

Baldeweg Johannes    VzFlugmeister Marine    Pilot Airforce German Seaplane Sqn (Wasserfliegerabteilung) - Seeflieger-Abteilung 1 - (SFS)  Seeflugstation 2-17    1917-    (1892 at Bautzen DoA 25-3-17) at Seeflugstation Xanthi (Bulgaria) from Steuermann "Großherzogin Elisabeth" 1914 to Marine-Landflieger Training 2-15 shown lost in Aircraft (762) reported in Friedrichshafen FF 33L (1165) with Auer (O) crashed near Chanak possibly in accident?

 

Immisch Heinrich    LtzS Marine    Pilot Airforce German Seaplane Sqn (Wasserfliegerabteilung) - Seeflieger-Abteilung 1 - (SFS) Seeflugstation Xanthi     1917-    (1895 at Leipzig DoA 5-6-17) infolge unfalls gest (as a result of an accident in a swimming pool) in Laz (hosp Gennadjina) near Xanthi Bulgaria from Seekadett on SMS Derfflinger at Doggerbank to SFS Putzig Training 1-17 infolge unfalls gest im laz gennadjina

 

Ludwig Walter    Flugzeugmaat Marine    Observer Airforce German Seaplane Sqn (Wasserfliegerabteilung) - Seeflieger-Abteilung 1 - (SFS) Seeflugstation Xanthi     1917-    (1887 at Neu-Langzow-Lebus DoA 9-3-17) at Xanthi (Bulgarien) shown lost with LtzS Wild (P) absturz (crashed) accident?

 

Wild Julius    LtzS Marine    (Pilot) Airforce German Seaplane Sqn (Wasserfliegerabteilung) - Seeflieger Abteilung 1 - (SFS) Seeflugstation Xanthi     1916-17    (1894 at Bayreuth DoA 9-3-17) at Xanthi (Bulgarien) shown lost with FlugMaat Ludwig absturz (crash) in accident?

 

I have no details on the aircraft flown from Xanthi but a number of men from the (Wasserfliegerabteilung) I Seeflieger-Abteilung open it up to bring another area to attack the British instead of just from the Dardenelles.

 

These men were all part of the hit back against British/French air attacks against Ottoman Targets, from there bases on the former Ottoman and Greek Islands off the Ottoman coast

 

Interesting area.

 

S.B

Edited 5 March , 2021 by stevebecker