Some Prussian Family items

**greimers** · 07-23-2011, 03:23 AM

**Eddie** · 07-23-2011, 03:25 AM

Great stuff, what does the goblet say?

**greimers** · 07-23-2011, 03:25 AM

Sorry, Spanish Cross was uploaded as well

**greimers** · 07-23-2011, 03:29 AM

"zum Andenken von seinen Kameraden" 1840

**Eddie** · 07-23-2011, 03:52 AM

wow, that is impressive! Is this from your family?

**greimers** · 07-23-2011, 03:56 AM

Yes, Great,Great Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Grandfather - Prussian Infantry, Jager & Guarde.

**greimers** · 07-23-2011, 04:03 AM

I actually hold most attachment to the collar tabs which were from a Great Uncle. He was badly wounded in 1915 and after recuperating he was given a position driving staff officers. He later volunteered for the Sturm truppen and was KIA.

**Patgore** · 07-23-2011, 04:23 AM

It was the collar tabs that caught my attention, Greimers.

Were they worn as a pair, left and right?

Most unusual, as two diffeent cars are shown, but, apart from that, they look like a pair.

Marvellous family history. Deserves to be researched in detail and recorded, but maybe you have done this already.

I annotated and published my father's memoirs. Most useful thing I've ever done.

Cheers,

Pat

**greimers** · 07-23-2011, 04:50 AM

Hi Pat, they are a pair, the left tab is missing the steering wheel and column which are seperate attachments to the vehicle itself. Unfortunately these tabs were attacked by what I later found out to be "carpet beetles".