RARE 1903 GERMAN MILITARY PASS SOLDIER BOOKLET PRUSSIA INFANTRY REGIMENT WW1 ERA For Sale

This is an original German Militärpass (Military Pass) booklet issued to Ernst Hugo Fremöhlen, a soldier in the Prussian Army, born in 1882 in Lirslaken (now part of Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia). Dated 1903, this pass contains numerous handwritten entries, official stamps, and service details, making it an exceptional historical artifact from the pre-WWI Imperial German military.

ITEM DETAILS:

• 📘 Booklet Title: Militärpass (Military Service Record)

• 🧍‍♂️ Soldier Name: Ernst Hugo Fremöhlen

• 🏘️ Place of Birth: Lirslaken (Wesel district)

• 🪖 Service Branch: 8th Company, Infantry Regiment No. 159

• 📅 Enlistment Date: 1 October 1903

• 🗓️ Service Span: 1903–1909 with Landwehr entry dated 27 April 1911

• 📜 Included Documents: Original folded certificate of discharge (Entlassungsschein) stamped and signed

• 🪪 Stamps: Königl. Preuss. 8. Lothringisches Infanterie-Regiment No. 159, Wesel Bezirkskommando, and Coesfeld military district

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:

• Contains detailed handwritten entries of service, promotion, leave permissions, and personal data.

• Mentions military education and weapon training.

• Clear mention of stature (170.5 cm), rank progression, and unit changes.

• Includes his civil occupation and notes about military clothing returned upon discharge.

• Fascinating entry and stamps for re-enlistment into Landwehr (reserve force) dated 1911.

• Original ink signature and purple ink stamps from German military officials.

• Original folded military certificate (discharge paper) enclosed, dated and signed.

CONDITION:

• The booklet is complete and in good vintage condition with expected wear.

• Pages intact, legible ink writing, no major tears.

• Covers show wear and a few creases, consistent with age.

• Some edge wear and small folds to corner, especially the discharge paper.

🎯 PERFECT FOR:

• WWI or pre-WWI German military collectors

• Historians studying Imperial German Army structure

• Genealogy research involving Rhineland/Westphalia region

• Museum or archive documentation