Pleasant surprise
 

I was doing cleaning and maintenance on a byf 41 P.08 and found this under the left grip plate. Unusual name and with the internet found info on his burial. A voice from the past reminding me of the war trophy brought home. Thought I'd share the surprise.

G2

Very cool! Thanks for sharing this.

Being able to connect your Luger to a specific individual is terrific. It would be even better if you can learn more about his military service.

Interesting.

Klein Hesselink is a last name with a Dutch origin. It's a family name from the mid-eastern part of the country.

United with his wife in 2014.

He fought in Belgium around Antwerp in D-Battery, 126th AAA Gun Battalion, protecting the town against V1 attacks with AA-fire.

Thank you Gerben for the research. Could you tell me how you found the information on Ring?

G2

I found a reference in Google books.

https://books.google.nl/books?id=H1F...ink%22&f=false

Gerben,

Thanks again very much for the link. I was able to copy and save the complete article.

G2