Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 29 March Share Posted 29 March (edited) Dear All, The original Postcard - unfortunately mislade - ends with the words 'Auf Wiedersehen'. It was not to be. My ex-wife's Grandfather, Franz Slivinsky, was one of countless troops Killed in Action in the Somme area during 1917.. I thought it appropriate to share his Image with the Great War Forum. This, especially, as the Rank and File receive less attention than do the Officers. Kindest regards, Kim. Edited 29 March by Kimberley John Lindsay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 30 March Share Posted 30 March I can't immediately find him in the Verlustlisten. Do you have more information? Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 30 March Share Posted 30 March 18 minutes ago, AOK4 said: I can't immediately find him in the Verlustlisten. Do you have more information? Jan Jan, I presume you have also tried the spelling Sliwinski as well, I looked for him yesterday for quite a while and found nothing conclusive. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 30 March Share Posted 30 March 24 minutes ago, charlie2 said: Jan, I presume you have also tried the spelling Sliwinski as well, I looked for him yesterday for quite a while and found nothing conclusive. Charlie Indeed. A place of birth would be helpful as Franz may have been only one of his first names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 30 March Share Posted 30 March (edited) Was he in a unit from Bayern (Leibregiment)? Then his Stammrollen information might be found at Ancestry? If Prussian, there are a handful Franz Sliwinski/liwinsky in the list. GreyC Edited 30 March by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 30 March Share Posted 30 March 1 hour ago, GreyC said: Was he in a unit from Bayern (Leibregiment)? Then his Stammrollen information might be found at Ancestry? If Prussian, there are a handful Franz Sliwinski/liwinsky in the list. GreyC It doesn't seem he's Bavarian and anyway there are no Sliv/winsky/i's there. + Kim said he was KIA on the Somme in 1917 and there's no apparent match for that in the Verlustlisten. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knittinganddeath Posted 30 March Share Posted 30 March (edited) Kim - was Franz Slivinsky initially missing and later deemed KIA/declared gerichtlich tot after the war with his death date being the last day he was seen alive in 1917 at the Somme (or, more informally, did the family simply accept he was dead around that time/place)? Edited 30 March by knittinganddeath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 30 March Author Share Posted 30 March Dear All, and knittingand death, He was the grandfather of my ex-wife (who was from Witten, Nordrhein-Westphalen), so the details-trail is now cold. I tend to think that he was merely declared dead around that time and place. Thanks to All for checking here and there based on infuriatingly sparse evidence. I may find the original Postkarte, yet! Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 30 March Share Posted 30 March 8 hours ago, AOK4 said: It doesn't seem he's Bavarian Well for me there seem to be hints he was. Look at the flaps and the cockade. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 30 March Share Posted 30 March 3 minutes ago, GreyC said: Well for me there seem to be hints he was. Look at the flaps and the cockade. GreyC Leibregiment should have Litzen and it's a Prussian cockade, and probably a uniform of IR 53 (Ersatzeinheit). However, that doesn't mean anything for the actual frontline unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 30 March Share Posted 30 March (edited) I was decived by the flaps. Light blue instead of white makes sense. I agree with you Jan! GreyC Edited 30 March by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 30 March Share Posted 30 March His Troddel looks to be that of No.7 Company - red Stengel and yellow Schieber and Kranz. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 30 March Author Share Posted 30 March Dear All, and charlie2. Thanks for this hard-to-obtain detail! Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 31 March Share Posted 31 March 10 hours ago, charlie2 said: His Troddel looks to be that of No.7 Company - red Stengel and yellow Schieber and Kranz. Charlie The company is not that relevant in case of Ersatz-Bataillon/Rekrutendepot/etc. in Germany. Even the regiment. It's his frontline unit that matters, especially as men from the populated areas in the west often were spread to units from other areas when they arrived in frontline units. Unless Kim would be able to give additional information, we can't really say much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 31 March Share Posted 31 March 44 minutes ago, AOK4 said: The company is not that relevant in case of Ersatz-Bataillon/Rekrutendepot/etc. in Germany. Even the regiment. It's his frontline unit that matters, especially as men from the populated areas in the west often were spread to units from other areas when they arrived in frontline units. Unless Kim would be able to give additional information, we can't really say much more. I agree, but as there is no evidence that it is even a war time photo, it is relevant to the photo and maybe of interest to others. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 31 March Author Share Posted 31 March Dear All, I am in fact clearing through old research and files, and - should the original Postkarte with message written on the back (his last, and signed 'Auf Wiedersehen'), I will report back, without fail! Thanks for all your fascinating information so far, Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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