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Thanks LoLo
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:04 pm
by Niner
I had about figured out that Balgach was a town and Jean Zwygart was the person. The marks under his name are something I haven't figured out and I hadn't figured on what the Eichholtz with the number after it meant until you made it clear that it was the street.
I used the link you gave me. Seems there is a person with that name..same town, different address.
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:39 pm
by LoLo25643
This is a guess as I'm terrible at this but the info under his name might mean that he was a Fusilier or soldier of unit 3 company 79.
Great detective work again
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:47 pm
by Niner
Fusilier makes sense. Unit III maybe good too. But company 79? Maybe a training cycle number?
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:33 pm
by LoLo25643
I told you I was terrible, well not like Ivan but

Terrible?
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:14 pm
by Niner
You read this a heck of a lot better than me. Thanks.
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:26 am
by Guisan
Well, this kitchen chief might be him or it's a relative like a son or so.
http://tel.search.ch/result.en.html?nam ... rt=balgach
I'ts in the German speaking area and Jean is a typical French name so I'm pretty sure that this guy knows more.
I think that 1078 should read as 10/B as there are not that many houses in that street
3rd fusileers company of the 79th batallion Landwehr (reserve troops), 7th division of the 3rd army corps based in St. Gallen.
That's a nice reply you got there LoLo, as you can see the youngsters have less problems writing English as the seniors have.
Guisan.

Thanks Guisan
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:20 am
by Niner
Now that explains it completely.
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:34 pm
by Guisan
Is that letter on it's way yet ?
Guisan.

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:48 pm
by Niner
It will be. I'll report if I get an answer.
You'll translate if need be, won't you Guisan?
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:38 pm
by Guisan
I'm good in flemish, frisian , dutch and sometimes a few other languages so you can count on me !
Guisan.
