#MysteryMonday – Today we have a second mystery challenge. Contained within our collection is an identity card for a Frau Fleischer from Vienna, Austria in 1919. We have no detail on this item, why we have it, where it came from and have not been able to conclusively decipher her first name. Did she migrate to Australia some time after the First World War, did she end up in Eltham? We have tried tracking the name Fleischer in Eltham but no positive links so far. Perhaps she may be part of your family, if so, we’d love to know her story and solve the mystery of this Identity Card.
Of course the card is written in Gothic German script, the handwriting is very difficult however we have been able to decipher some of what it states.
Legitimation
The identity of the person depicted in the photograph
Mrs. Johanna? Fleischer
Profession ?
Apartment XV. ??
and the handwritten signature is hereby officially confirmed
D. o. Police Directorate
Vienna, July 15, 1919
Over to you . . .
Eltham District Historical Society Inc. 