Brunswick Hussar Regiment Nr. 17 (NCO Edition)

[Jvpi]

Some of the finest hussar photographs are showing in this thread! Thanks for sharing.

 

[KAGGR#1]

Hello Glenn,

Very impressing what you have found out.
I got a copy of the picture from the family von Bornstaedt. They are familly.

Ewald von Trauwitz Hellwig was the last of the 7 sons that died.
A dutchmen that also served in this Regiment was Juan Maria Teixeira de Mattos took over his uniform. That i now the Dutch army museum.
Can you also find something of Juan Maria Teixeira de Mattos.

He claims that he was in the Regiment till 1918 he describes. that in his diary. But i don't believe it.
These pictures copies i got as well.

Looks like otter fur
Steve

 

[Glennj]

He claims that he was in the Regiment till 1918 he describes. that in his diary. But i don't believe it.

Well, he certainly served with HR 15 but it seems not until 1918.

Unteroffizier (Fahnenjunker) Teixeira de Mattos of HR 15 was promoted to Fähnrich on 8 May 1915 but was medically discharged (wegen Dienstunbrauchbarkeit ausgeschieden) with the Charakter (brevet) of a Leutnant on 14 September 1915.

Regards
Glenn

 

[Ritmeester66]

Hello Glenn,

Exactly. There will be a book this year about him. It is in Dutch.

Thanks Glenn i am really impressed about your knowledge, and what you find.

Henk

 

[Ritmeester66]

Looks like otter fur
Steve

Hello Steve, that is indeed. the avatar that i use of Ewald von Trauwitz Hellwig is with a Opossum fur. That is the most Beautifull Pelzmutze i ever have seen on a picture.

 

[KAGGR#1]

Hello Steve, that is indeed. the avatar that i use of Ewald von Trauwitz Hellwig is with a Opossum fur. That is the most Beautifull Pelzmutze i ever have seen on a picture.

Here are photos from the past of my H R 15 officer
in opossum fur .Classic example
Steve

 

[Jeff R]

That's extraordinary Steve! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ritmeester66]

A very nice one. Pity to see actually that from the horse furniture not mutch to see.

In both the sanders books I saw some in real.

Henk

 

[AssiaR117]

Hello,

I had this Photo from the family von Trauwitz-Hellwig. Two sons serving in Hussar Regiment 15, two were serving in Hussar Regiment 17, the father severed in Hussar regiment 17 as well i thing. But the one with the spike helmet i can't see what regiment that is.
And the other brother with the cap i don't know.

Hello, could it be one of the two brothers serving In Hr17?

 

[AssiaR117]

 

[Ritmeester66]

Hello,

No i looked at the Photos. But this is another Person

 

[AssiaR117]

Hello,

No i looked at the Photos. But this is another Person

Ok thanks

 

[ccj]

Jaunty NCO

 

[chrismahlmann]

A Wachtmeister and an enlisted hussar (his son perhaps?). The senior NCO is sporting what looks like an impressive fourth-class lance proficiency chevron and wearing the officer-style sword and knot, along with a Schirmmütze with officer-grade cockades.

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I love this image – a very elegant Wachtmeister, also wearing the officer sword and knot, as well as a gorgeous, high-end eigentum Schirmmütze.

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I've seen that first photo before and wondered if he was a Wachtmeister. My second great grandfather was in the Brunswick Hussar Regiment No. 17 and he was a wachtmeister nco. I wonder if that is him. The only pictures I've been able to confirm his image, rank and last name in are attached. He joined in 1891, became Wachtmeister in 1900 and the last I've seen him in the regiment is 1909 when he received an award. The next time he shows up in records in the late 1910's when he was an Exekutor in Braunschweig.