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My great grandfather August gave his life for his country.
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzep1c8b/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/augustkarl.jpg
I don't mean to sound ignorant but was his country America? Can ya give up a little history if I am not being to rude?And occasionaly I make flash movies and such relating to Wars and such and could I possibly use this photo, he has a face of iron.I mean that respectfully.
Kapitan
10-04-05, 01:46 AM
about that ime my great great uncle also gave his life on board submarine HMS K13 29th january 1917
Abraham
10-04-05, 01:49 AM
Great August, that you remember such a historic family fact.
But I'm curious too, on what occasion. Oct. 1918? The last month of WW I? Or was it unrelated to that conflict? You're named after him?
(If you don't mind some perhaps personal questions)
Damo1977
10-04-05, 05:31 AM
A military salute to you and your Great Grandfather August.
Luckily I am blessed with no casulties in my family, except my great Uncle who died on HMS Hood.
Hope you aren't offended August, but since you posted a pic of your Grandfather, I would like to post my families military history.
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9675/greatgrandfather9kb.jpg
My Great Grandfather (Mums side) in the Austrian army early 1900's
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1181/grandfather3oy.jpg
My Grandfather (Dads side) in Malta 1923
and of course my old man Melbourne 1957, Royal visit, the very front person of the row
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9674/dad1wo.jpg
Abit of Damo dribble, my Dad was the last of 6 places to join the Royal Australian Navy as officer. But in the final interview, back when he was 15, he called a ship a boat. Which as you could imagine the end result was......
Well he joined the Australian Army instead
Awesome thread, I wish I had pics of my Granddad (Mom's side). They are with my aunt in Athens, he was in the Greek army and fought in that ill-fated campaign in Smyrna (now Izmir) in 1922 during the Greco-Turkish war (continuation of WW1 and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire).
He survived thank God (wouldn't be here now), was apparently decorated, but the Greeks lost and the upshot was actually for the best as both countries exchanged populations, polite term for treaty approved mutual ethnic cleansing, and to top it off Dad's side of the family lost all their land and homes in Constantinople and possibly in Cappadocia. (Family came from there, not sure if at the time they still owned anything as the family had moved to Constantinople).
Today of course talks ahve now begun to allow Turkey to enter the EU so both populations will perhaps freely travel in the old Ottoman space. :stare: :88) Don't ask me what to think. :hmm: Food for other threads we have already gone through.
Kapitan
10-04-05, 08:23 AM
my grandfather wilfred george shaw was an engineer in world war two and was one of the last few hundred people evacuated from dunkirk beeches.
later on during the war he helped build the piers in scapa flow which now hold britians trident submarines.
Naw guys i don't mind at all, i'm proud of my great grandpa and y'all should be as well. To answer your questions, August was a soldier in the Imperial German army.
He answered his countrys call in 1914 leaving behind a wife and 4 kids to run the family farm. He fought through the entire war and he was killed in action just a month and 8 days before the end as the German army retreated back through Belgium.
One of my cousins looked up his official obituary/death certificate in the town hall, but there is precious little information on the exact circumstances of his death or where he is buried. When my great grandmother died in 1970 at the age of 92, she left me his picture and his Iron Cross in her will.
I took his name as an online nick in rememberance when i started playing Red Baron many years ago and have stuck with it since.
my great-uncle gave his life for his country 1 week before the war ended on the U-286 :( he was the only famly member to die in the war
my great-grandfather was also a soldier in the Imperial german army in WW1 he suvived the war and WW2 , luckman!
Abraham
10-04-05, 12:04 PM
Naw guys i don't mind at all, i'm proud of my great grandpa and y'all should be as well. To answer your questions, August was a soldier in the Imperial German army.
He answered his countrys call in 1914 leaving behind a wife and 4 kids to run the family farm. He fought through the entire war and he was killed in action just a month and 8 days before the end as the German army retreated back through Belgium.That's an unexpected but tragic twist to the story, August!
My great-grand uncle, I believe, Robert Currie, was shot by a sniper near Verdun sometime in 1916 I think...
Thankfully, the rest of my relatives managed to survive either war...one in fact (my great grandad) served in both, and survived.
But here's to all those still on duty.
My Grand grandfather, officer of the Polish Army in IIRP and then in PRL. :D
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7099/pradziadek5xa.jpg
The Poles have cool hats.
In case you hadn't heard of it, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has a great site at www.cwgc.org which has a huge database of commonwealth casualties in WWI and WWII. I used it recently to locate my great-grandfather's grave marker (Pvt Robert Ross (http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1768050), he was killed in 1915 at Loos) so that my mother could visit it while on a trip over there.
Here's an example of their entries, for the CO of HMS SWORDFISH: http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2370300
My great-grand uncle, I believe, Robert Currie, was shot by a sniper near Verdun sometime in 1916 I think...
Thankfully, the rest of my relatives managed to survive either war...one in fact (my great grandad) served in both, and survived.
But here's to all those still on duty.
Oberon, a quick search brought up about 20 entries for an 'R Currie' in WWI - if you know more information you may be able to locate his details - if it's of interest to you.
The Poles have cool hats.
They are called Rogatywka and they are still being used today :D
In case you hadn't heard of it, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has a great site at www.cwgc.org which has a huge database of commonwealth casualties in WWI and WWII. I used it recently to locate my great-grandfather's grave marker (Pvt Robert Ross (http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1768050), he was killed in 1915 at Loos) so that my mother could visit it while on a trip over there.
Here's an example of their entries, for the CO of HMS SWORDFISH: http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2370300
I wish there was something similar for the Central powers forces.
XabbaRus
10-05-05, 10:09 AM
my grandfather wilfred george shaw was an engineer in world war two and was one of the last few hundred people evacuated from dunkirk beeches.
later on during the war he helped build the piers in scapa flow which now hold britians trident submarines.
Hm I wonder if the Orcadians are happy with Trident submarines being based up there.....
Scapa is in Orkney, and the Trident are based at Faslane.
Great pics guys. And great that you are still proud and remember your ancestors. That's something I respect much :up:
Hmmm :hmm: must scan myself a portrait I have of one of my ancestors who died 1802 in the war of Independece (Spain versus France -Napoleon-) and see about uploading it. He was an artillery officert in the Army and that's the oldest war casualty I know about :hmm:
In case you hadn't heard of it, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has a great site at www.cwgc.org which has a huge database of commonwealth casualties in WWI and WWII. I used it recently to locate my great-grandfather's grave marker (Pvt Robert Ross (http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1768050), he was killed in 1915 at Loos) so that my mother could visit it while on a trip over there.
Here's an example of their entries, for the CO of HMS SWORDFISH: http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2370300
My great-grand uncle, I believe, Robert Currie, was shot by a sniper near Verdun sometime in 1916 I think...
Thankfully, the rest of my relatives managed to survive either war...one in fact (my great grandad) served in both, and survived.
But here's to all those still on duty.
Oberon, a quick search brought up about 20 entries for an 'R Currie' in WWI - if you know more information you may be able to locate his details - if it's of interest to you.
Wow, great link there...I'll get in touch with my granddad and see what I can find out, thanks for that :D :up:
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