Open season on identification

[Glennj]

Joe,

What is the award around his neck?

Turkish Medschidie-Order 3rd class (TM3)

Regards
Glenn

 

[ukturkcollector]

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[joerookery]

Wow! Thanks!

 

[RON]

This is one hot medal Chris; yours? =P~
Is it a wartime decoration or pre-war?

 

[ukturkcollector]

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[joerookery]

I have had this one for a while and have been unable to truly identify the deaths head. Any ideas on this?

ps2030 by joerookery, on Flickr

 

[joerookery]

Can anyone see what regiment number is on the shoulder straps? His name is: Heinrich Elbrechter 1914/15


ps3008 by joerookery, on Flickr

 

[Glennj]

Joe,

only active Leutnant Elbrechter was in Infanterie-Regiment Vogel von Falckenstein (7.Westfälisches) Nr. 56.

Regards
Glenn

 

[joerookery]

Thank you Glenn! And just to show that no good deed can go unpunished… Where exactly did you look that up? Thank you in advance. I know I'm missing something basic. =;

 

[Glennj]

Joe,

he was commissioned after the publication of the last peacetime Prussian Army List in May 1914. However, as a regular he appears in the Ehren-Rangliste des ehemaligen Deutschen Heeres published in 1926 which was based on the May 1914 edition with subsequent mid 1914 and then wartime regular commissions added.

Regards
Glenn

 

[joerookery]

You are amazing! :bravo: =D>

 

[Glennj]

Joe,

Heinrich Elbrechter had entered Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 56 as a Fahnenjunker and was promoted to the rank of Fähnrich from that of Unteroffizier on 18 October 1913. He was commissioned on 19 June 1914 and as an abiturient was awarded a retroactive Patent on 19.6.12. I am assuming he was seriously wounded as he was retired on 27 September 1916 with permission to wear his regiment's uniform. He received a postwar promotion to Oberleutnant.

Regards
Glenn

 

[joerookery]

While reading Glenn's last I noticed the medal. Is this not the same as the one shown above?

ps3006 by joerookery, on Flickr

 

[ukturkcollector]

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[RON]

Hi Chris,
Is Joe's guy a Turkish Ottoman officer or some sort of Ottoman Beamte/Official?
What era is this?

 

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[joerookery]

Thats the best I can come up with!

Is that all? Chris you are a wealth of knowledge and a real credit for sharing this information. Thank you.

Okay–so trying to put it into Americans verbiage this guy is an aide. This is an honorific title as opposed to a functional one. We cannot really determine his rank because we cannot see the rest of the sleeve. You have identified the specific Regiment. You have identified the medal. Now show me where I have messed up.

Interestingly this is a very large cabinet card. It has however been cut. that is not cropping but rather someone took a pair of scissors and cut it probably to fit in a specific frame.

 

[joerookery]

Now wait a minute–he is a captain. Right? I just looked closer at your diagram. But this is fantastic I would never have known never.

 

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