VERY Strange mix of helmet plates.

[joerookery]

This one is really throwing me for a loop. I just thought I would share what I am working on. Where did these come with plates come from? Why are they on the northern coast?


ps1834 by joerookery, on Flickr

 

[Gustaf]

Hey Joe,
Isn't this a case of not enough Wurttemburg Wappen, so they used a few Prussian? How do you know this is on the north coast?
Best
Gsu

 

[joerookery]

Reserve-Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 18
R
(Gen.Kdo. III. A.K.)
Aufgestellt von der Ers.-Abtlg./Jg.-Btl.Nr. 9 in Ratzeburg, überwiegend aus Kriegsfreiwilligen, dabei waren sehr viele Kieler Studenten.
Unterstellung: 46. Res.Div. Kommandeur:Oberst a. D. Riedel.


III A.K. not XIII.

 

[Robert]

Nice! And the Württemberg tschakos also have other chin strap buckles, so they are of different origin alltogether.

The casualties list gives some clue about where they were at which time. In 1914 it mentions casualties first at Draaibank, then at the Yser channel. Evidently they moved into Belgium towards the coast line.

http://denkmalprojekt.org/2010/vl_res-jaeg-bat_nr_18_wk1.htm

 

[joerookery]

Robert,

What exactly does the word Jägerschaft mean to you? Württemberg Jägers????? #-o #-o

 

[Robert]

Jägerschaft is not a military term, it could be used e.g. for hunting fraternity or a loose group of hunters. He probably meant just a small group of that Jöger Btl.

This ending is found in many words were it means sort of a group or community as in Mannschaft, Belegschaft, Ärzteschaft..

 

[Pierre Grande Guerre]

I confirm Robert's remark here. "Schaft" is like "hood" in brotherhood. A "brotherhood of Jaeger", or a group of Jaeger, etc. ,etc..