This photo shows conscientious objectors completing alternative service as beekeepers (apiarist) in Russia.

This is a photo of a group of men posing, all wearing a uniform, in Altberdjaner Forstei. Identified are (left to right): [row 1] (?), (?), Heinrich Lepp, -- Wittenberg, Peter Penner, Heinrich Enns, Nikolai Enns, (?), (?), Starschij Warkentin, John Dick, -- Loewen, Jakob Janzen, Peter Rempel, David Hamm. [row 2] John Renpenning, -- Regehr, -- Fast, -- Kornelsen, John Enns, David Wedel, John Martens, Heinrich Goth, -- Tiesen, -- Harms, Heinrich Janzen, John Langemann, Franz Heinrichs, John Doerksen, Franz Quiring, John Braun, John Boldt, -- Guenther. [row 3] Peter Enns, John Reimer, Jakob Neufeld, -- Loewen, -- Friesen, Heinrich Willems, John Doerksen, Abram Heide, Heinrich Wiebe, Hans Epp, John Friesen, Jakob Dueck, Jakob Willems, John Dueck, Peter Goertzen, Isaak Wiens, Jakob Enns, Jakob Fast. [row 4] Johann Martens, Jakob Willems, Peter Ewert, Peter Poetger, Johann Dick, Jakob Neufeld, Gerhard Toews, Peter Harder, Abram Harder, John Klassen, Peter Kliewer, David Klassen, Johann Klassen, Johann Tjart, Wilhelm Schulz, Jakob Wiens, -- Teichroeb, Gerhard Enns, Jakob Rogalsky, Isaak Rempel. [For more information, refer to item 449:1c] [Also has negative with this item]

This is a photo taken at a funeral in Yalta, Crimea in 1916. The coffin, containing a male in uniform is the central focus. A group of 16 men, almost all in uniform and 3 women stand around the coffin. Mr. Frank C. Thiessen is among them. The people are standing in front of a line of evergreens, possibly in a forest.

This is a photo taken in the Russian city of Nowgorod in 1916 during WWI. It is a picture of the personnel of the Russian medical corps train # 202. The doctor and the Red Cross nurses, except for one Mennonite, were Russian. The orderlies were mainly Mennonite and Russian. Of the approximately 50 people, 7 are women. The subjects are arranged in 5 rows with the first row posing in the typical Russian style of men partially lying on their sides. All the men wear military style uniforms. Some of the men wear Persian lamb hats while others wear military caps. Several of the women wear nursing uniforms. The group poses in front of the wall of a building. In the center of the wall is a crest and under it are the letter C and the number 3. In the upper right hand corner there is a tear in the wall, quite possibly the result of the original photo having been torn.

Following are the names of the Mennonites:
First Row: 1. a Russian 2. Peter Klassen (Altkolonie) 3. David Wiebe (Molotschna) 4. Peter Krahn (Steinbach). 5. Jakob Willems (Molotschna) 6. a Russian 7. a Russian
Second Row: 1. Russian cook 2. Jakob Froese (Kuban) 3. Jakob Fransen (Kuban) 4. Goertzen (Memrik) 5.David Matties (Schoenbrunn) 6. a Russian 7. Johann Braun (Arkadak)8. Johann Peters (Ignatevo)

9. Martens (Kuban).
   Third Row: 1. Russian train attendant (Zug Diener) 2. Russian head cook 3. Fransen (Alt Samara)
   4. Jakob Nickel (Molotschna) 5. Russian nurse 6. Russian business manager (Geschaeftsfuehrer) 7. Russian female doctor 8. Russian nurse 9. Russian nurse 10. Mennonite nurse from Poland 11. Russian nurse 12. Friedrich Lange (Olgino Kuban) 13. Isaak Sawatzky (Tiegenhof Old Colony)
      Fourth Row: 1. Johann Reimer (Suworowka Kuban) 2. Peter Kliewer (Winkler, Manitoba) 3. a Russian 4. David Dueck (Memrik) 5. Fransen (Alt Samara) 6. Wiebe (Old Colony) 7. Peter Tiessen (Friedensdorf) 8.Alexander Fast (office secretary Olgino Kuban) 9. Wiebe (Old Colony) 10. Johann Dick (Memrik)
      11.Zacharias (Altkolonie) 12. Jakob Lehn (Orenburg) 13. Jakob Wiens (Neu Samara).
      Fifth Row: 1. Peter Fast (Roppov) 2. Christof Lange (Olgino, Kuban) 3. Abram Huebert (Rosthern, Sask.) 4. Pole from Poland 5. Abram Dick (Schoenbrunn) 6. Isaak Klassen (minister, Old Colony) 7. Krahn (Arkadak) 8. Erdman Rauer (Molotschna) 9. Johann Dueck (Neu Samara) 10. Jakob Dueck (Neu Samara).

This is a photo of a group of approximately 60 men in the Russian forestry service, "Forsteidienst". It is the Alt Berdyan detachment from the years 1910, 1911, and 1912. Here young Mennonite men were obliged to complete 3 years of forestry and tree nursery service. The picture was taken in October, 1912 at Forester Siewitsky's anniversary celebration (Jubelaeumsfeste). He had served in the forestry service at Alt Berdjan, Altagir for 35 years. On this day the highest government title of Sir Excellence (Sir Exellens) was bestowed on him. The men are dressed in military style uniforms. Three distinguished looking older men sit in the center of the first row. They are also in uniform but of a somewhat different style including longer coats. The group poses right in front of a large brick building with a tiled roof and some windows. Several trees can be seen between the house and the men. Following are the names of the Forstei recruits:
First Row left to right: 1. ? 2. ? 3. Heinrich Lepp ( Muntau) 4. Wittenberg (Altenau) 5. Peter Penner, (Muntau) 6. Heinrich Enns (Tiegenhof) 7. Nikolai Enns, minister and agriculturalist (Okonom) 8. His Sir Excellence the forester Siewitsky 9. Aleksaef, the forester's assistant 10. Starskii, Warkentin (Crimea)

11. John Dick (Altenau) 12. Loewen (Old Colony) 13. Jakob Janzen (Ackerman) 14. Peter Rempel (Paulsheim) 15. David Hamm (Spat Crimea)

Second Row: 1. John Renpenning (Lindenau) 2. Kornelsen (Friedensruh) 3. Regehr (Sparau) 4. Fast (Tiegenhof) 5. John Enns (Brazil) 6. David Wedel (Gnadenheim) 7. John Martens (Margenau) 8. Heinrich Foth (Gnadenfeld) 9. Tiesen (Rudnerweide) 10. Harms (Tiegerweide) 11. Heinrich Janzen (Konteniusfeld) 12. John Langemann (Spat, Crimea) 13. Franz Heinrichs 14. John Doerksen (Kleefeld)

15. Franz Quiring 16. John Braun (Muntau) 17. John Boldt (Friedensruh) 18. Guenther (Old Colony).

Third Row: 1. Peter Enns (Fuerstenwerder) 2. John Reimer (Tiegenhagen) 3. Jakob Neufeld 4. Loewen (Memrik) 5. Friesen (Memrik) 6.Heinrich Willems [bishop?] 7. John Derksen (Fischau) 8. Abram Heide (Gnadenheim) 9. Heinrich Wiebe (Djurman, Crimea) 10. Hans Epp (Rosenort) 11. John Friesen (Halbstadt) 12. Jakob Dueck (estate owner) 13. Jakob Willems (Halbstadt) 14. John Dueck (Crimea)

15. Peter Goertzen (Halbstadt) 16 Isaak Wiens (Terek) 17. Jakob Enns (Tiegenhagen) 18. Jakob Fast (Alexanderkron).

Fourth Row: Johann Martens (Tiegenhagen) 2. Jakob Willems (Fuerstenwerder) 3. Peter Ewert (Fuerstenwerder) 4. Peter Poetger (Lichtfelde) 15. Johann Dick (Fischau) 6. Jakob Neufeld (Friedensruh) 7. Gerhard Toews (Fuerstenau) 8. Peter Harder (Fischau) 9. Abram Harder (Lichtfelde) 10. John Klassen (Fuerstenwerder 11. Peter Kliewer (Schoensee) 12 David Klassen (Rownopoll) 13. Johann Klassen (Schoensee) 14. Johann Tjart (Tillensky) 15. Wilhelm Schultz (Krim) 16. Jakob Wiens (Blumenort) 17. Teichroeb (Blumstein) 18. Gerhard Enns (Taschenak) 19. Jakob Rogalsky (Krim) 20. Isaak Rempel (Rosenort)

This is a studio photo of Peter Fehderau (r) standing with his cousin, Leonard Sudermann. Peter may have been serving as a driver by this time. There is no Red Cross medic band on his sleeve.

This photograph shows a crowd of people (Mennonites of Halbstadt, Molotschna) and a few German soldiers in the foreground.

This photo shows conscientious objectors receiving a meal at a forestry service camp in Russia.

This is a photo published in the Mennonitische Rundschau. It is a copy of a photo taken in 1915 of a group of Russian Mennonite medical corps conscripts posing beside their hospital train. They are in Wirballen in German captivity. The sentences below the picture say," This picture was kindly sent to us by Pastor Firtz Foth, Kaiserslautern, Germany, whose letter appeared on page 7 in the last edition of the "M.R." Who can send us the names of the Mennonite medics on this picture and briefly describe the group's experiences? Editor." Someone has used colored pen to identify two of the men: 2nd from left first row is a Jakob Kroeker, Neukirch, and 3rd from right - the tallest man on the picture - Willms from Tiege.

This is a studio photo of medic/driver Peter Fehderau together with three of his military friends from the Russian army during the First World War. Peter is seated at the far right.

This is a studio photo of Peter Fehderau in his military uniform. Peter was Nicholas Fehderau's older brother.

Sanitätsdienst (medical corps) workers in Russia during the First World War. Abraham Dick is seated at left.

Tsar Nicholas II (seated on chair at centre of photograph) is surrounded by patients, Red Cross workers and other staff at a hospital for wounded men in Ekaterinoslav, South Russia. Abraham Dick was present at the hospital that day, but was standing outside the room in the honour guard. Written on back: "Jekaterinaslav Hospital for wounded. Czar Nicholas 1917/18. Dad was standing guard outside door."

This photo show two men holding hands and heads touching. The inscription of the photograph read: "Menno. Dienende."