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I'm wondering if anyone could help at all with establishing in which RE unit Henry Augustus Allen, born 1886 in Croydon, might have served during WW1.
He volunteered for the RE in Jan 1915 signing up as a sapperin Norwoord, South London, for the duration of the war [Surrey Recruitment Registers]. He first entered a theatre of war [France] on 1 Sep 1915.
He received the Victory, War, and Silver Star Medals [rolls and medal cards available].
His service number was 63957.
I can find no service record for him and otherwise have no other details or clues about his service.

Dear Svenja and Carinthian Girl,

Thanks immensely for your replies. Locations have been a bit of a stumbling block for me but your answers are helping to clear away the fog of war.

First off, I see now that the image of the todtenschein (which I found in the Eupen archives) is available here https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32296-5042-9?cc=2138505&wc=M94F-M8F:1598576826 ... in case you're interested.

(1) Gaja /Gaya - based on previous research, I'm very certain that this is Kyjov. The regiment had its headquarters there, including in 1803. Based on the info available, it seems to me highly likely that Gaja is only the location where the administrative document was drawn up and not the burial location. I can't yet find a reason as to why the todtenschein was drawn up in 1803 (as opposed to any other time).

(2) Eupen - I've done lots of research in the Eupen archives. Branches of my family were in Eupen from at least 1750 till 1900. Parish records definitely show no burial for him in Eupen. A possible but uncertain baptism is shown - hence in part why I'm trying to trace his death entry.

(3) Möskirchen - I confess I got as far as Mooskirch in Steiermark (though found no clear supporting evidence) but didn't identify the Messkirch in Baden. The weight of evidence presented for Messkirch looks pretty solid though.

I guess I'll need to try and contact the local church / archives and see where I can go with that.

This being said, and given the fact that my German is not as good as I'd like it to be, I'd still have a few question marks:

(A) The Todtenschein states "von Eupen aus Limbourgisch gebuertig". What does this actually mean? Was he definitely born in Eupen? Or could the German mean only that he lived in Eupen but was born in the Limburg region?

(B) "auf den gewöhnliche Ort christlichen Gebrauch nach beerdiget worden seije". What does this actually mean? Does it necessarily imply that he was taken to the local (Catholic) church to be buried? Or could there be some other interpretation?

(C) I had also been wondering whether the Todtenregister could possibly refer to some military death register rather than a church kirchenbuch.

R

Anyone able to help complete deciphering this Latin text?

It goes something like this ...

Iterum gratis super proclamationibus duabus cum Jacobo
Körner originaris ex Tieffenthal austriaco pago, de salore
milite austriaco, ?? hujus ?? responsionibus
ad articulos ?? et Ernestina Schmitz vidua parochia=
na in Blanckenheim.

Appreciated

Just found out that I have a 5x great grandfather born in Tiefenthal in Niederösterreich in Austria, prob. in the early 1700s. Not got a clue how to find any records for him - presumably church records?
Would appreciate any help.

Richard