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Christine8152
Christine8152 ✭
January 4, 2023 edited July 9, 2024 in General Questions

Please translate the information for Wilhelm Tepper.

Thank you.

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  • Robert Seal_1
    Robert Seal_1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 5, 2023 edited January 5, 2023 Answer ✓

    Hello @AnneLoForteWillson, @ChristineWagner9,

    Here is my interpretation of the entry for Wilhelm Tepper:

    Wilhelm Tepper

    Gefr. = Gefreiter. This is a military rank. Thode, German-English Genealogical Dictionary, translates this as: infantry lance corporal; able seaman; artillery bombadier.

    24. 12. = possibly a date, 24 December, but not sure what it is in reference to.

    Sontop, Neutomischel = the village of Sontop in the district of Neutomischel in Posen. Here is the link for Sontop from Meyers Gazetteer: https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/20833050

    l. v. = leicht verwundet = slightly wounded.

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  • Ulrich Neitzel
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    January 5, 2023 Answer ✓

    I believe the most appropriate translation of Gefreiter with regard to US military ranks is Private First Class (PFC).

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 4, 2023

    Always easier to read from the record, which can be enlarged and manipulated, rather than from a small snip. URL - https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/994362?mark=aeb9f9c8974e30d6d3139f07e0af13f15fe5f31987a4f91cf8412591fdcb8914

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  • Maile L
    Maile L ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 4, 2023

    Welcome to FamilySearch Community. You may want to ask for help in the Germany Genealogy Research group.

    Maile🙂

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  • Christine8152
    Christine8152 ✭
    January 4, 2023

    Sorry, I thought I sent an enlarged copy. Were you able to translate it?

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  • AnneLoForteWillson
    AnneLoForteWillson mod
    January 4, 2023

    @Robert Seal_1 and @Ulrich Neitzel, might either of you be able to help with this translation?

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 5, 2023

    I also note that this record is from Ancestry, and Ancestry has its own set of message boards for translation assistance.

    https://www.ancestry.com/boards/topics.researchresources.translator

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  • Robert Seal_1
    Robert Seal_1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 5, 2023

    Here is an article from Wikipedia about the military rank "Gefreiter" : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gefreiter#:~:text=Gefreiter%20(%5B%C9%A1%C9%99%CB%88fra%C9%AA%CC%AFt%C9%90%5D%2C%20abbr,or%20sailor%20could%20be%20promoted.

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  • Christine8152
    Christine8152 ✭
    January 5, 2023

    Thanks so much for the information.

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