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German Death Card of Josef Schmid

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SubjectSchmid, Josef
TitleGerman Death Card of Josef Schmid
NotesSent to German families on the loss of a son or husband.

Editor's Comment:
A 'Sterbebild' ('Death Card') to Gefreiter (Private) Josef Schmid, Reserve Infant. Regt. nr. 16, 2. Bat. 6. Komp., killed in action 19th April 1917 aged 27.
Item Date19th April 1917
Creation placeGermany
File typeImage
Item sourceFolio
Item mediumCard
ContentMemorabilia
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_1898_ger_dcard_resize.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameLewis Trickey
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/3597