> > My ancestor fought on the german side. > > > > Correcting myself: my unknown ancestor is my grandfather's father > > (father's father's father). > > > > My grandfather's mother's name is Anna Sophie Boysen ( I do not have > > her birth records), this is stated on my grandfather's birth record. > > > > My grandfather's name is Jakob Boysen, he was born Aug 6 1914, > > L=3DC3=3DB6gumkloster, Jutland, DK. (former L=3DC3=3DBCgumkloster, Sc= hleswig- > > Holstein, kreis Tondern, Germany) > > > > BengtB <[email protected]> > = > Bengt, I think you will be better asking on a Denmark list or > message board. > = > bob gillis no Bob he should look at German military records Boysen is found both north and south of the border he might be on the WW1 Memorial in Aarhus not on line but I recall seeing a book in Denmark after a bit of googling Monument for de i 1914-18 faldne danske Kongevejen 8000 =C3=85rhus Sted: Mindeparken Mindesm=C3=A6rket for de i Verdenskrigen (1914-18) faldne Danske i = Marselisborg Mindepark (1927, s. m. Axel Poulsen, pr=C3=A6mieret); http://www.aarhuskommune.dk/portal/borger/miljoe_natur/parker_og_groenne_= omraader/mindeparken_ Between Marselisborg Palace and the coast to the east a memorial park = (Marselisborg Mindepark) has been laid out in memory of the Danes from = northern Schleswig who fell in the First World War. There is a monument = engraved with the names of 4,144 Danish soldiers. ask a librarian in Aarhus or better the archices http://www.statensarkiver.dk/laa/ http://www.statensarkiver.dk/laa/brugearkivet/emneark/emneark_pdf/faldne.= pdf written by H. P. Schmidts: Register over faldne med-lemmer af mindretallet i 2. Verdenskrig. Et register over faldne m=C3=A6nd fra mindretal-let, som k=C3=A6mpede p=C3= =A5 tysk side. a list of the ethnic danish dead who fought on the german side The Provincial Archives for Southern Jutland is a branch of The Danish = State Archives. Its object is, among other things, to collect and secure = historically valuable records from the southern part of Jutland and to = place them at the disposal of the public. This is primarily done in the = reading room at the archive. Addresses etc. Landsarkivet for S=C3=B8nderjylland Haderslevvej 45 DK-6200 Aabenraa Telephone (+45) 74 62 58 58 Telefax (+45) 74 62 32 88 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.statensarkiver.dk/laa/aabtid/UK-intro.htm they will know where to look if they do not have the records the you look for the marriage and the baptism in the church books in = the usual way more help not here but on the RootsWeb boards denmark-l list and Dis-Danmark DIS-Danmark - englishDIS-Danmark is an association of genealogical = researchers which uses data ... DIS-Danmark has an active homepage where = you can find information about the ... www.dis-danmark.dk/dis-english.asp Hugh W new computer =3D new blog http://mac-on-intel.blogspot.com/ daily blogs with new photos http://snaps2006.blogspot.com/ http://slim2005.blogspot.com/ family history http://hughw36.blogspot.com Hugh Watkins <[email protected]>