Large MG Gunner picture

[Hoss]

Guys
A Gent in Germany was kind enough to send me this large 77 x 60 cm picture and frame awhile back. carefully packaged.

Eric

[Hoss]

Thanks Gents

[Don D.]

Is the EK2 latter added or original to the photo? It appears to me from these pics to be hand painted in.

[Hoss]

Close up

[Don D.]

Added after then. He was killed in Flanders in 1917.

[Hoss]

Added after then. He was killed in Flanders in 1917.

Thanks Don
Looked under a loupe its either thin tin or card with a grey background.

Eric

[Lemm]

Nevertheless, it still looks very nice and I would most certainly have it in my collection.

[Gerdan]

In the Volksbund list I found one soldier with the name of your guy. May be it's him:

Franz Schmölz ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Menen (Belgien)

Endgrablage: Block L Grab 1684

Nachname: Schmölz
Vorname: Franz
Dienstgrad: Musketier
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 31.10.1917

Gerdan

[pzrwest]

Seeing the picture has a black boarder around the picture usually means a death or memorial photo. His family probably had the EKII added to studio picture after he had died because the man didn't have another picture taken before he was killed. Just my thoughts on this

[Don D.]

That was mine as well.

[Hoss]

In the Volksbund list I found one soldier with the name of your guy. May be it's him:

Franz Schmölz ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Menen (Belgien)

Endgrablage: Block L Grab 1684

Nachname: Schmölz
Vorname: Franz
Dienstgrad: Musketier
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 31.10.1917

Gerdan

Eric