Help with military pass book, done quite a bit??

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Just picked up this passbook to vetran of ww1, from what i can make out he saw a lot of action but thats were my knowledge of this book goes, can anyone help me with some translation please> Pete.

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Name: Peter Neuhoff

born: 14.9.1887 in Kaltau, Kreis (county) Altenkirchen, Westerwald, Preußen (Prussia)

profession: Bergmann - miner

He started his military career 13 Oct 1909 as a "Pionier" (later: Festungspionier) with the

Elsässisches Pionier Bataillon 19, 4. Kompanie


Gerdan

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He was promoted: 22.8.1916 (überzähliger) Gefreiter

28.9.1916 (regular) Gefreiter

15.4.1918 Unteroffizier


Awards: 20.8.1916 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse

9.10.1917 Hess.(ische) Tapferkeitsmdeaille



5.1.1918 - 12.3.1918 he was ill in the Lazarett Brüssel / Brussels

27.4.1918 he was wounded : Schrapnellschuß li.(inke) Wade - shrapnel wound left

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Gerdan

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Thank you Gerdan for the info, can you make out what battles he might have fought thru? Wounded in 1918 might have saved his life before the end of the war, would you have any idea what sort of work was undertaken by pioniers?

[Gerdan]

"Pioniere" are engeneers (building bridges, blasting bunkers, building roads).

As your guy was a miner he should be skilled with explosives.

Gerdan

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Thanks once again mate for the spedy reply, im going to have to spend some time with my magnifing glass and see were he might have spent time, sounds an interesting book, regards Pete.