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Thanks, Philippe, Yes, I realised they were all medical personnel. What I’m really trying to discover is exactly why they were grouped together this way. As I mentioned above, I wondered if captured medical staff were used to care for German POW’s . It looks from this document as though they...

Philippe, Thank you very much for your research. The papers came with the helmet and I completely missed the fact that the Frenzel in the Red Cross documents is clearly shown as an infantry man. So much for my medical staff repatriation theory! Pretty dumb on my part! Still, that's the...

Steve, thanks for taking the time and trouble to delve deeper. I noticed the very short time he was held as a POW. I wonder how typical that was in these cases. Patrick

Steve, Thanks, that’s great information, and suggests my theory about German medical staff repatriation may be correct. Do you know if the Canadian medical staff were used to look after Canadian prisoners of war in camps and hospitals? If so, this would give some support to my idea about German...

I used the shortcut icons at the top to attach the photos of my Saxon 107th Reserve which I posted yesterday. Dead easy! Thanks to all concerned. Patrick

Thanks Bruno, Hope the heat isn’t too much for you over there. No sign of sun here until Friday. I wouldn’t hurry back, if I were you, given quarantine and the weather. Any thoughts on the significance of the ‘transport’ list? Patrick

This is a well-marked and named helmet to the Saxon 107th Reserve Regiment. It came with paperwork to Sanitats Unteroffizier Otto Arthur Frenzel 107R. Markings on the left visor are 1904 106R 107 RR 13. On the right side visor is written what, with the benefit of the paperwork, I read as San...

Merci Clovis

Philippe, Larcade p.92, says that the king in 1893 gave the 100th a helmet with white metal fittings, except for a tombac central device ( silvered fittings with a gilt device for officers) and the regiment retained flat white metal chinscales, ‘sauf pour la tenue de campagne’ which I...

Joel, that’s much better. Thank. Patrick

Just bumping this up to see if anybody can help with my question about the name ‘Quenzel’. Patrick

The circle shape for avatar/profile photos cuts out part of each photo. Is it possible to have a square or rectangular shape? patrick

I like it too! Well done to all concerned. Patrick

Brian is trying to get the problem fixed - see ‘Photos NOT working again’ in General Site Information. Patrick

Thanks Brian, and also thanks again for taking the heavy lifting in running the forum. Patrick

Hi Brian, I’m able to access some photos, but not the majority. If a photo isn’t showing and I click on the box with the jpeg details I just get ‘ The selected attachment does not exist any more’. This applies to recent posts as well as older ones. I’m getting this happening on both my tablet...

Brian The wheels on these plates don’t turn, at least not that I’ve ever seen. In the past I’ve had artillery Other Ranks cap badges with turning wheels, and also badges with fixed wheels. It may be that officers had badges with turning wheels as a matter of course, but the main ways to tell...

Hi Nicholas, Nice pieces. Even if it’s not original to the helmet, the 51st plate is rare and a great piece to have in a collection. As far as extra holes are concerned, I might give them the benefit of the doubt if the plate on the helmet was of the King’s Crown era, and could be a...

Hi , Congratulations on a very good acquisition, and great research. I collect these type of helmets and have replied at greater length in the Welcome section. Patrick

Hi Nicholas, Welcome to the forum. I believe you are the bidder who lost out on my 64th Foot. Congratulations on getting the 59th. If it’s any consolation, the 64th went to a retired major from the latest incarnation of the unit who has a huge collection of Staffordshire related items and is...