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vhaus
vhaus ✭
September 5, 2021 in General Questions

I found my 2nd g-grandfather's name in this source from Ancestry.com "German Casualties in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871". The link is https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1292/images/31064_137746-00787?pId=86804

Can someone help me by translating the information listed for Carl August Bressem? HIs name is third from the bottom under the date of 27 Nov 1870.

Does it say he was wounded on this date, or was he killed in action? His PID number is KC6N-9SS.

Thank you,

Valerie Hausknecht

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 5, 2021 edited September 5, 2021 Answer ✓

    The "share" link from Ancestry allows non-subscribers to view: https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/25617755?h=9bed1c&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url

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  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 5, 2021 Answer ✓

    (Any chance of an abbreviations page?) Here's my transcription:

    1. Armee-Corps.

    Grenadier-Regiment Kronprinz ?. Ostpreußisches Nr. 1.

    Schlacht bei Amiens am 27. November 1870.

    1. Compagnie.

    Gren. Carl August Bressem aus Königsberg. L. v. S. d. d. Hand.

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    According to a Genealogy StackExchange post (https://genealogy.stackexchange.com/questions/11885/reference-key-for-injuries-for-wwi-german-casualty-lists/11886#11886), "L. v." means lightly wounded, so it would appear that he had a minor wound on his hand.

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 5, 2021

    FYI - Ancestry Help has Translation Help boards, for example, https://www.ancestry.com/boards/topics.researchresources.translator.german%20language

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  • vhaus
    vhaus ✭
    September 5, 2021

    Thank you for the suggestion. If I don't receive help through Family Search, I will try the ancestry board.

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  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 5, 2021

    Your link leads behind Ancestry's paywall, so you've severely limited your helper pool.

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  • vhaus
    vhaus ✭
    September 5, 2021

    Should I delete the link?

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