Category Archives: Honour Roll – German Stories

Under an Alias …. a German in the AIF. Seeking the Missing War Medals of John Bert RIEDEL (Johann Berthold RIEDEL) of the 32nd Infantry Battalion.

Posted on 26 July, 2012 by gary

Tweet Back in 2010, we posted a story titled “No Picklehaube For Me” which detailed the story of Australians soldiers (of German descent) who served in the AIF during the Great War.  Please click on the below link to view … Continue reading →

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Who is Willi HUBER? World War One Photographs of German Soldier Found in Australia – Can You Help Find His Family?

Posted on 27 June, 2011 by gary

Tweet Who Is Willi Huber? Medals Gone Missing is searching For The Family Of A German Soldier From The Great War. IMAGE RIGHT: One of the photographs of German soldier, Willi HUBER which was rescued from the photo album.  Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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No Picklehaube For Me! – Germans in Slouch Hats with the AIF, during World War 1

Posted on 22 August, 2010 by gary

Tweet Germans in the AIF (or should we say, men of German descent)  numbered in their thousands.  You need only peruse the First World War Embarkation Roll to see exactly how many men with Germanic names, actually served under the … Continue reading →

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