Hi List This discussion pertains to genealogy because of the name changes. 10% + of the AIF were German descent and not necessarily with German surnames, if you go to www.awm.gov.au and type your German name in the WW1 nominal roll you probably find the name you are after. My wife's friend is a Frank and when I checked the BDM's for her 1910,1913,1915 and 1917, the names were Carl Johan Franke, Johanna Franke, then with the Wartime births, Ethel Gallipolli Frank and John Anzac Frank, I kid you not. I did write to the War Memorial in regard to this question on Germanic names and did not receive a reply as I have a distant relation KIA in Crete he was a Piltz, all up 9 Piltz's served in both wars, the Australian Air Vice Marshal (RAAF) was Germanic from early settlers, the Poms would not allow our head of the air Force to serve in Europe because of his name. I hope this helps. Edward ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gillian Baker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 12:25 PM Subject: RE: [AUS-GERMAN] Aren't i a naughty list admin? > Yes it was propaganda, but especially at the beginning of the war it was > quite widely believed. The recruiting sergeant at Lithgow NSW (someone Mc-) > did believe it and told his recruits to change their Germanic names. So > Martyn became Martin, the man I spoke about knew a family where the Martin > changed his name and his brother didn't. My contact also says the in an > English book (which he cannot remember the name of off the top of his head) > refered to the story. So German names where changed, especially at the > start of the war, usually because the recruiting people suggested it. > regards, > Gillian > > On Tuesday, January 29, 2002 9:56 AM, Topperwien, Bruce > [SMTP:[email protected]] wrote: > > I would be interested in the source of the information that the Germans > > executed POWs with German names. I suspect it was propaganda rather than > > fact. It is not mentioned by the Australian Official Historian, CEW Bean, > > and hundreds of South Australians with German names were captured in WW1 > > (including one of my relatives, Edgar Hugh Topperwien, 50th Battalion, > AIF) > > and they were returned (relatively) unharmed. > > > > Bruce Topperwien > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gillian Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 9:17 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [AUS-GERMAN] Aren't i a naughty list admin? > > > > It isn't off topic as a number of German speaking men went to WW1, the > > children of German immigrants went to the war too. > > I have Hans Stoltenberg who served in WW1 (son and grandson of German > > immigrants) what is unusal about him is that he served under his real > name. > > The Germans in WW1 shot as traitors those who had German names who fought > > for the allies, so if uncle Herman dissappeared arround WW1 he may have > > gone to war, under an assumed name! > > Regards, > > Gillian > > > > On Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:14 PM, Ainslee > > [SMTP:[email protected]] wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > I just wanted to post something slightly off topic but not really. > > > > > > I just got 2 world war 1 dossier's from the national archives of > > australia. I cannot believe the information involved. HEAPS. So if you > have > > any rellies in ww1 you want info on i'd recommend doing this, costs about > > $15 per dossier. Cheers, Ainslee > > > http://ainslee.fourdegrees.com/ > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== > > > For your Aus-German resources go to > > > http://members.dingoblue.net.au/~ainslee_hooper/germlinks.htm > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== > > For your Aus-German resources go to > > http://members.dingoblue.net.au/~ainslee_hooper/germlinks.htm > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== > For your Aus-German resources go to > http://members.dingoblue.net.au/~ainslee_hooper/germlinks.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >