Mates,
Grandfather on British Side was Private Thomas Crean and he fought in the "Kings own Scottish Boarders" KOSB with the infantry as a snipper on the western front. Was wounded on the Kaisers birthday in the hand (between the thumb and forefinger on his right hand) - he Survived the war.
My Stepmother's cousin on my German Side was Lt. Fritz Höhn (A Balloon Buster) and was the Commander of Jasta 41 with 21 Victories and 2 unconfirmed. Badly wounded on 20 April 1918, Höhn recovered and knocked down ten Allied balloons before he was killed in combat. He was shot down in his Fokker D.VII, possibly by Lt. Robert Le Petit of Spad 67 between Dontrien and Moronvillers and Sergent Robert Brillaud of Spad 26, one West of Somme-Py. (St. Martin is about 10 Km. West of Somme-Py and 1Km. South of Dontrien.) He was KIA on 03 Oct 1918 before the proposals for his PLM had been acted upon.
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