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That's interesting, does it say how many were there or give any other information on them?

Hi Markgraf, No, I couldn't find anymore information about the Austro-Hungarian soldiers. If anyone else can that would be great. Most of the biographical information and the name and nationality of the only KuK soldier identified was in this PDF document-...

That's great Glenn, thanks again! There were some other curious medals to be seen on that trip- From left to right these men are- Maulavi Barkatullah, Werner von Hentig, Mahendra Pratap, Kâzım Orbay and Walter Röhr I'm not sure if Barkatullah has a medal or just a pendant at his throat...

Thank you Glenn, as always. When I asked "can anyone help identify..." what I actually meant was "can Glenn help identify..."! That's a great starting point. Do you know any of these medals for certain? Have you seen Hentig on a Rangliste? I guess with him not being an active officer before...

Photos from the collection of Lt von Hentig on the Mission to Afghanistan (Photos © Stiftung Bibliotheca Afghanica)- http://www.phototheca-afghanica.ch/index.php?id=35&no_cache=1&L=3&no_cache=1&tx_browser_pi1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;[tx_fmphototheca_collection.title][]=5...

Glenn you never cease to amaze me. One day one of us will think up a question so cunning that even you do not know the answer, until that day keep up the good work for all of us! Cheers Chris

Thanks John, I thought it looked too immaculate... Cheers Chris

Looks like there's an East Asian Tschako here- http://www.ebay.de/itm/Tschako-der-kaiserlichen-Schutztruppe-/130775033091?pt=Militaria&hash=item1e72cca503" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Cheers Chris

I've just noticed a lot of the London Imperial War Museum Collection is up online, have a search for "Pickelhaube" and other things at- http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;? Cheers Chris PS Can we have a separate section on this forum for...

Here's a start for you... Cheers Chris

Very nice! Thanks for posting... Cheers Chris

Volume2 of The German Infantry from 1871 to 1914 Uniforms and Equipment by Ulrich Herr and Jens Nguyen will tell you a lot about them. I would agree on the Württemberg 1871 tunic but we all know it's difficult in this field to be 100%. Cheers Chris

Thanks Michel for the additional information. That sounds like a very reasonable price indeed! Cheers Chris

It seems everybody loves a good Haube! King Kalakaua of Hawaii- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalakaua" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Cheers Chris

You're right Patrick about the big question being did the SVC serve at Tsingtau. I could find nothing either, so I emailed the http://www.tsingtau.info/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; website. This was their reply- "one of the POW, Beushausen, has written that about 40 Germans...

Thanks for sharing the photos. Makes me want to go there (when its open) even more now... Cheers Chris

SVC Cap badge... and in our photo- What do you guys think? Cheers Chris

Thanks for the replies and well spotted with the rifles chaps... yes, they are British. The ammunition bandoliers look like British 1903 model too. My thoughts are they are from the German company of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, who wore a mixture of German and British uniforms with British...

Here's a curious one that I can't fathom out- from http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/6522020481" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The same photo appeared in Haupt's Schutztruppe book claiming they were Tsingtau Landsturm. But something's very odd here- the...

Here's another, a Marine Infanterie Tschako- http://www.derrittmeister.com/productpages/20173.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Cheers Chris