Erkennungsmarken, 1914-1918 - Identity Discs, Bavaria, etc.

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Two identity discs, Bavaria, one piece later types from 1916. These have name, date of birth and full home address of the bearer, as well as his Stammrollen-Nr. and his unit. Rear sides are blank.

Anton Heinle, geb. 22.10.1898, Hochwang 21, Post Ichenhausen
2. Ersatz-Abteilung, Bayerisches 1. Feldartillerie-Regiment, 3.Batterie
no personal number!

Michael Mossner, geb. 22.8.1894, Mainheim bei Günzenhausen
1. Ersatz-Bataillon, Bayerisches Infanterie Leib-Regiment*, 2. Kompagnie
Nr. 3433 (1481 has been deleted)

* The Infanterie Leib-Regiment took part in the Battle of Verdun in 1916 (Morte Homme, etc.)

Both presumed "survived".
Rare to find in this condition.

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Erkennungsmarke, old style, the smaller one of a pair, the larger one is missing, 8.Kompagnie / Landsturm-Infanterie-Regiment 84,
No. 552, H. Wandscheider, Hamburg - still on old attachment cord, this without any national colours.
It would appear that a previous inscription has been deleted, service number or unit change. Zink, ca. 1914-1916.

An unusual name, only one person of that name found presently in the region of Parchim, Mecklenburg.

Re-mobilised on 2. August 1914, Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment 84 drew most of it's personnel from Schleswig-Holstein and also Hamburg, and was under the 34. Landwehr-Brigade, 1. Landwehr-Division, IX. Reserve-Korps, and was mainly on the Eastern Front.
I.   Landwehr-Bataillon Schleswig
II. Landwehr-Bataillon Apenrade

 

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Two identity discs for Füsilier Max Pohl, born 1891 - Address: Berlin, Müllerstrasse 134c
Smaller disc is with full length original black/white/red cord (Reich), bears only the name, Füsilier and service number.
The larger disc is with full length original black/white cord (Prussia), bears all details, originally with Ersatz-Bataillon as a recruit, thereafter with 8.Komp. (II.Btl.)

These old discs were in use till around 1916, then a split disc was introduced. The man would have been originally recruited about 1911.
He must certainly have served in WW1. Together with a single fieldgrey shoulder strap from the Garde-Füsilier-Regiment. These items were acquired in the Berlin antiques market in 2000 from the same source. Possibly from the same man. The former regimental barracks had been right near to this place.