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That would be a great help, count me in Brett!

:bravo:

Look at the side lace boots, first time I saw these. The Frenchmen look like they should be in a hospital, and by the berets are Alpine Troops, from the Vosges?

Excellant addition to this thread!

You Bet! :cheers:

Oldest era photo I remember seeing with this type "overseas" cap before Joe.

I will look and see if there are additional photos, will e-mail you scans. Glad to help out! Geo

Single cockade on the mutze, so circa 1894-1897.

Hee buddy, hoe heb je gezeten? According to Hartwig Busche, Landwehr Inf. Regiment 56 was set up in Beverloo, (a village in Belgium.) from active servicable, young Landsturm men of the VIITH A.K. The Ist battalion was formed from the Landsturm Inf. Btn. Duesseldorf (VII. 48 ) and Landsturm Inf...

Looks like Glenn is on to something, found this on GWF: This is a part of a text for my english version of my book Marinekorps Flandern : THE COMPOSITION OF THE 3 MARINEDIVISIONS As already mentioned, there were 3 Marine Divisions at the Belgian coast. The composition of these unit’s is...

Seems like I am a bit late on this one, just shot Tony an e-mail regarding this photo a few minutes ago, lol, Never mind!

Thanks for your response Peter! One day I hope to visit his grave. I am unsure if any relative has ever been to Messines Cemetary to visit him since 1917. My Grandmother passed away in 1956, before I was born. I do know that on the rare occasion that she spoke of her brother, she was always...

This chap died the very same day my great uncle did, same battle, possibly during the same barrage. http://www.pickelhaubes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2948&highlight=crooks It is good that they found him and gave him a proper burial. I imagine he was buried all these years in a bombed out...

I love these past present comparisons. Here is one: First photo is titled (in German) Formation of German Landsturm into Liege. Note the Hotel at right. And today we have the Best Western Univers Hotel, 116 Rue Des Guillemins, Liege, Belium. (thanks Wooway!).

Peter Perhaps it might benefit to post it also in the German Colonies and Overseas Expeditions section too?

The first foto is a Rekrut photo, so that one recruit may be heading for I.R. 94. I have at least on Rekrut Depot photo with recruits with two different regimental shoulder straps. That or with a shortage of uniforms, he got hand me down shoulder boards. I believe both those French rifles are...

Looks like backing plates behind the Landwehr Crosses. Unusual that they would be black in appearance.

The rifles they are armed with are Gewehr 88's. Steyr sold a load to the Chinese. The ones pictured are made either by the Austrians or Germans. Steyr made them by contract for the German Government from 1889 - 1891. They continued to make them until 1894, and it appears many ended up in South...

The rifles they are armed with are Gewehr 88's. Steyr sold a load to the Chinese. The ones pictured are made either by the Austrians or Germans. Steyr made them by contract for the German Government from 1889 - 1891. They continued to make them until 1894, and it appears many ended up in South...

Thank You Peter!