arantxa Posted 21 February , 2022 Share Posted 21 February , 2022 (edited) Any thoughts on this would be great to put a note with it after collecting for 45 years I’m finally listing things with notes .I’ve always been a tad scatty though they do say tidyness and organisation is the sign of a wasted youth don’t they Edited 21 February , 2022 by arantxa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 21 February , 2022 Share Posted 21 February , 2022 @charlie2 amongst others is good on these look-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 22 February , 2022 Share Posted 22 February , 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, arantxa said: Any thoughts on this The ICRC index cards for most of the German soldiers with names beginning with „Be“ are missing, so where he was as a PoW is a mystery. Gottlieb Berger was born on 22.08.1888 in Michelbach an der Heide in Württemberg. He was the illegitimate child of Katharina Barbara Berger and Friedrich Köhler (they married later). He had previously served with No.6 Company of the Bavarian 10. Infanterie Regiment between 1908 and 1910. In 1914 he was a Carpenter/Joiner living in Grimma near Leipzig. As a Reservist he was mobilised on 03.08.1914 and went with No.3 Coy of the Bavarian 13. Infanterie Regiment to France. He was wounded in the left arm on 25.08.1914 near Luneville. He returned to the front as a newly promoted Unteroffizier in July 1916. He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 13.08.1916. He was taken PoW, wounded in the right arm, on 27.09.1916 NW of Flers. He returned to Germany and was demobilised on 16.11.1919. Charlie Edited 22 February , 2022 by charlie2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 22 February , 2022 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2022 Fantastic puts a real story to it and makes it come alive small side story my Grandfather in mums side came from Walhausen the surname was Lunkenheimer though changed to Lawrence he came over just before Ww1 on your records is it possible to see if I had any distant relations in the German army all of them lived in that village I don’t know how you look up German soldiers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 22 February , 2022 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2022 Going back to our German he may have seen the tanks at Flers a few days before eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 22 February , 2022 Share Posted 22 February , 2022 1 hour ago, arantxa said: the surname was Lunkenheimer Some more information on your Grandfather would help - forename, DoB etc etc. Did he come from Walhausen or Wallhausen? There are more than 1 of each town name. It all helps to reduce the size of the haystack Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 22 February , 2022 Share Posted 22 February , 2022 Diary for 1/3 Northumbrian FA 28/9/1916 places them in Fricourt Wood. It also mentions a wounded German Officer who stated that many British shells failed to explode. They may of course have had several Germans. Can't make out the name on the bottom of the card and the diary doesn't seem to mention any junior officers by name for this period. TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 22 February , 2022 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2022 Thank you Tew good old Teignmouth eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 22 February , 2022 Share Posted 22 February , 2022 Better in the summer! TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 22 February , 2022 Share Posted 22 February , 2022 3 hours ago, charlie2 said: Gottlieb Berger was born on 22.08.1888 in Michelbach an der Heide in Württemberg. Well done charlie2. Much more detailed than I was expecting. Charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 22 February , 2022 Share Posted 22 February , 2022 39 minutes ago, charlie962 said: Well done charlie2. Much more detailed than I was expecting. Charlie962 Thank you Charlie, thankfully the Bavarian service records survived. KB 13. Infanterie Regiment was manning the Gallwitz-Riegel, between the blue arrows, on the 27th. Charlie2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 22 February , 2022 Share Posted 22 February , 2022 The pencil 2 MDS could well be the #2 MDS run by 2/2 Northumbrian FA in Albert. He may have got the field card from 1/3 Northumbrian FA and then evacuated to Albert. Perhaps he handed over the ribbon at #2. Still no matching names. TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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