The about forty Swedes in the French Foreign Legion during WWI are a rather elusive bunch, but I just found a new photograph of one of them, together with a Norwegian volunteer.
Readers of Swedes at War will recognize the name Elow Nilson, the Swede in the French Foreign Legion during WWI that was the most well-known at the time. Well, here is a photo of him I have not seen before:
Elow Nilson and the Norwegian H. von Krogh, an engineer from Trondheim, most probably also serving in the Foreign Legion. From the Swedish weekly Vecko-Journalen, April 18, 1915.
Who knows more about von Krogh and how many Norwegians served France in WWI?
UPDATE 1: A friend in Norway just asked me if I had seen this American website with Elow Nilson´s death certificate. Nope, I had not! Thanks, Roger!
H. von Krogh (Hans) may be the one who went down with the ship Simla during WWII
ReplyDeletehttp://www.warsailors.com/singleships/simla.html
Hej!
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Jag undrar: finns Elow Nilssons namn på något franskt monument, förutom det i svenska kyrkan i Paris? Jag får aldrig något svar från de franska myndigheterna.
I Gösta Waldemar Jönssons bok "5 års tjänst i franska Främlingslegionen" finns en bild på en minnestavla över de svenskar som stupade under 1:a världskriget. Har för mig att stenen fanns i Sidi Bel Abbès, men det är nog samma namn på den som i svenska kyrkan i Paris.
DeleteThere is one more monument for the Swedes fighting for France, this one: http://larsgyllenhaal.blogspot.com/2010/11/foreign-legion-contribution-remembered.html
ReplyDeleteI know of no more.
Kind regards,
Lars