Look forward to the photos Ambrose , unfortunatley i don't recall seeing a photo of him in his peaked cap.
Geissler did sign some photos post war but i have not been able to get my hands on one.
Look forward to the photos Ambrose , unfortunatley i don't recall seeing a photo of him in his peaked cap.
Geissler did sign some photos post war but i have not been able to get my hands on one.
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Apologies Ambrose i take back my last statement !!!
I have recheched my books and i do have a photo of him in his peaked cap , i'll scan it and post it !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Hi Paul,
Many thanks for your efforts in finding a photograph of Major Gottfried Geissler wearing his peaked cap. I look forward to seeing this. I am attaching a photograph of his Knights Cross , Its a well worn L/12 . I hope it comes out ok.
Kind regards,
Ambrose
Hi Ambrose, thats a fantastic looking RK you must be very proud to own such a great piece of history. Jay.
Thanks Jay. I was lucky to get it . A named piece is always more interesting as unfortunately the story is very often lost in time. This forum really helps keep it together,
Regards,
Ambrose
Great thread guys...
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Very nice Cross, Ambrose, you're very lucky to have it.
I still have the original Detlev's page with photo, if you need. But I dont' know if it possible to publish a photo marked Detlev Niemann for copyryght questions.
Now we wait for the owner of the awards, soldbuch etc. !
Marco
Many thanks for the comments on the KC. Paul Ill check which L/12 stamp is on it and Marco thanks for the offer of Detlev's page but I also have it.
Regards,
Ambrose
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