an odd question (need help to get information about a photo)
an odd question (need help to get information about a photo)
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I have a photo of my grandfathers father in a uniform, austrian, from WW1 which i would like to have more information about. I do not know more than his full name and where he lived. I would like to know where he was stationed, if he was an infantryman, private or higher rank etc etc - well, i would like to know as much as possible about what he did during the war if that's possible. I prefer not to put the photo up on the forum, i guess im just sensitive about showing photos of my family for anyone, so i would prefer if someone who has alot of experiance about this subject could respond so i could send him/her the photo via E-mail or something like that.
Thanks.
I have a photo of my grandfathers father in a uniform, austrian, from WW1 which i would like to have more information about. I do not know more than his full name and where he lived. I would like to know where he was stationed, if he was an infantryman, private or higher rank etc etc - well, i would like to know as much as possible about what he did during the war if that's possible. I prefer not to put the photo up on the forum, i guess im just sensitive about showing photos of my family for anyone, so i would prefer if someone who has alot of experiance about this subject could respond so i could send him/her the photo via E-mail or something like that.
Thanks.
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Here he is.
From Niederösterreich if that's any help. Died during the war, do not know when or where.
And here's the url to a high resolution photo (2MB big) http://medlem.spray.se/ost1938/9.jpg
If u need more information, let me know.
From Niederösterreich if that's any help. Died during the war, do not know when or where.
And here's the url to a high resolution photo (2MB big) http://medlem.spray.se/ost1938/9.jpg
If u need more information, let me know.
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Your great-grandfather was a "Korporal," probably infantry. He enlisted prior to 1916, and was probably killed c. 1914-1915 as a guess. I say this because in 1916, all cap badges were converted to have the letter "K" for Kaiser Karl, since the Old Man, (Franz Joseph), died in that year. However, it could have been later as the "K" was not universal due to supplies, etc. He is also wearing either a small silver or bronze bravery medal.
Thanks alot! Very fascinating indeed - what was necessary to do to get the "bravery medal"? And what was the differance between the silver/bronze medal.Galicia wrote:Your great-grandfather was a "Korporal," probably infantry. He enlisted prior to 1916, and was probably killed c. 1914-1915 as a guess. I say this because in 1916, all cap badges were converted to have the letter "K" for Kaiser Karl, since the Old Man, (Franz Joseph), died in that year. However, it could have been later as the "K" was not universal due to supplies, etc. He is also wearing either a small silver or bronze bravery medal.
Austro-Hungarian Empire Medal for braveryOstmark wrote: (...) what was necessary to do to get the "bravery medal"? And what was the differance between the silver/bronze medal.
Medal Established: July 19, 1789
Award Classes: Gold, Silver 1st and 2nd class, Bronze
Criteria of Award: The Bravery Medal was awarded to all military personnel for acts of bravery in combat. Each subsequent act of bravery merited a bar in the appropriate class.
Medals minted during the WWI conflict:
Gold - 3,700
Silver 1st Class - 143,000
Silver 2nd Class - 384,000
Bronze - 950,000
Silver 2nd Class
Judging from the sheer number of medals, it wouldn't be too hard to get one!