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Offline Marianthompson47

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Which uniform is this please?
« on: Tuesday 21 October 25 13:29 BST (UK) »
Does anyone please recognise which uniform this is?? My grandfather was in the German army. Thank you!
Warman, Godderidge, Avemarg, Hollander, Feldman

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Re: Which uniform is this please?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 21 October 25 15:25 BST (UK) »
In the middle photo with 2 soldiers the cap looks like one of these:
https://www.epicmilitaria.com/german-ww1-m1907-field-cap.html
and the tunic:
https://www.epicmilitaria.com/ww1-german-m15-tunic.html

Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: Which uniform is this please?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 21 October 25 16:01 BST (UK) »
Thank you bearkat!
Warman, Godderidge, Avemarg, Hollander, Feldman

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Re: Which uniform is this please?
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 21 October 25 16:10 BST (UK) »
The aircraft in the third photo (inverted) looks like a DFW C.V

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFW_C.V


Then the men are in the Luftstreitkräfte

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftstreitkr%C3%A4fte


Tony

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Re: Which uniform is this please?
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 21 October 25 18:50 BST (UK) »
Tonepad. Thank you!
Warman, Godderidge, Avemarg, Hollander, Feldman
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