Photo wearing Imperial U-Boat Badge

[Eric Queen]

Rick,

Didn't have much (any) response to the Spanien cufftitle photo, but hopefully I will have more luck with this other one I just picked up. I was hoping someone could help me with dating this photo ( early, mid, late war )?. Also, can you or someone help with the guys rank.

Thanks,

Eric

[Rick Research]

Eric-- I can't see ANY rank badges on there, which would make him an ordinary seaman-- a Matrose.

Gordon Williamson had a couple of 1918 Uboat photos here ages ago.

Did we more or less decide back then that all such pictures must be close to, or after the Armistice? The few award documents turned up seem to be November 1918.

Unless I am really going blind, the photographer appears to have embossed his details so they are readable on the REVERSE of the photo--they're in mirror image here. (Franz something something something)

[ 27 December 2001: Message edited by: Rick Lundstrom ]