That's interesting about the age. Possibly either a long term survivor or a late conscript. If you do get the autopsy report, I know some good...
It appears that his father was a general in the Bavarian army and probably helped Bismark in the unification of Germany in 1870. Felix himself joined...
Michel That is a later photo than the one I linked to from Wikipedia. He not only looks older but has more gold around his collar and lots more...
You sure did. :) It just goes to show how people throwing ideas - no matter how silly they may seem* - around can help to get a better picture of...
Thanks for the encouragement Andy. :) I only know about this soldier, literally, from what I've read on this thread so if you or anyone else wants...
Michel This photo looks a little bit more your picture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Graf_von_Bothmer Glen
A bit more on the 1st Bavarian Reserve Division (in German) but with some officer's names and their locations for all of the war....
Bothmer perhaps?? http://www.derrittmeister.com/productpages/381219.htm...
Michel The German version of the CWGC is at http://www.volksbund.de/graebersuche/content_suche.asp but it is hard to use as I don't speak German...
Some have been transcribed and put onto the YourArchives website...
This is pure speculation but it does link nicely to the boot and button From the book Histories of two hundred and fifty-one divisions of the...
From the last picture, how did you ever manage to see that was a boot. I know you were looking especially along the bank but I'm amazed. Great...
That is a carbon based error :p
Hi scrimmers aka BOF :D Nice to see another familiar face.
I should have known you'd already have it :D:D:D
Hi Phil I agree it is an excellent resource and not just for regimental histories. There are books on poets such as Siegfried Sassoon and...
Hi Kitty I work in IT and had to register on a technical site to get some information a few years ago. At the time the big buzzword in the office...
No, we just get people Down Under to read it for us :D Is it my copy I downloaded or are many of the tables cut off? It is also available as a...
There is a TNA MIC for Victor M Silvester which has him as number 30342 and a Private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. It also lists him...
Interesting information monsstar. Very useful indeed. It's worth pointing out that the index in WO 161/101 is a free download from Documents...
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