Ben678 Posted 5 March , 2021 Share Posted 5 March , 2021 A 1921 obituary for Abraham Mesner lists him as having served with the Austro-Hungarian army. He was born in 1886 in Galicia and lived in Vienna. Any ideas on how to learn more on his service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 5 March , 2021 Share Posted 5 March , 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Ben678 said: A 1921 obituary for Abraham Mesner lists him as having served with the Austro-Hungarian army. He was born in 1886 in Galicia and lived in Vienna. Any ideas on how to learn more on his service? The best people to help are @AOK4and @mercuryman, who both have special knowledge of the Austrian armed forces (KuK) in WW1, I’m sure they’ll happen along soon. Edited 5 March , 2021 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 6 March , 2021 Share Posted 6 March , 2021 Hello, I don't know much about the Austro-Hungarian Army I'm afraid. I do have heard about its military archives though, see https://www.archivinformationssystem.at/detail.aspx?ID=13 and https://www.oesta.gv.at/ I couldn't find any Abrahm Mesner in the online Verlustlisten, see http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Verlustlisten_Österreich-Ungarns_1914-1919 (I think the project is still not finished though). Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben678 Posted 6 March , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 March , 2021 Thank you both. I should correct my original post - he was born in 1896. I've searched the Verluslisten before posting here but wouldn't he appear there only if he was injured or POW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben678 Posted 27 March , 2021 Author Share Posted 27 March , 2021 I think this might be him listed under his mother's maiden name: http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/17383869 Any special input on the information found here? Page Number 361_06 Ausgabe 361 Datum 1916-01-19 Last name Backenroth First name Abraham Offizier/Mannschaft Mannschaft Charge Inft. Truppenkörper k. k. LstIR. Nr. 6 Unterabteilung 4. Komp. Land Galizien Bezirk Dobromil Heimatort Geburtsjahr 1893 Status verw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 27 March , 2021 Share Posted 27 March , 2021 21 minutes ago, Ben678 said: I think this might be him listed under his mother's maiden name: http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/17383869 Any special input on the information found here? Page Number 361_06 Ausgabe 361 Datum 1916-01-19 Last name Backenroth First name Abraham Offizier/Mannschaft Mannschaft Charge Inft. Truppenkörper k. k. LstIR. Nr. 6 Unterabteilung 4. Komp. Land Galizien Bezirk Dobromil Heimatort Geburtsjahr 1893 Status verw. Abraham Backenroth is born in 1893, so it can't be your man. Have you tried the military archives? They may have all the information you want. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben678 Posted 27 March , 2021 Author Share Posted 27 March , 2021 He was born in 1896 and this listing is for 1893 - it seems quite close to be considered, don't you think? I am not yet sure which archive would be relevant as he was originally from Galicia but lived in Vienna and it's possible he was also living in other regions through his studies. Would appreciate advice on where he may be recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 27 March , 2021 Share Posted 27 March , 2021 You wrote in the first post that he was born in 1886... Anyway even 3 years is way off and a wrong family name? I have given you the links to the central military archive. As far as I understand they have all files of the former KuK army. Send them an email with everything you know (name, place of birth and exact date of birth). I don't know how the archive is structured but unless you give it a try, you'll never learn anything more. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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