Help Reading K31 Tag Information

[TheHappyGunner]

Hi guys, it's been a while since I've been on the site.

I have a friend who just got a K31 rifle with a tag under the buttplate. Unfortunately, we are having a hard time deciphering what the words/numbers mean despite having looked on several reference sites. I was hoping by posting pictures here some of you could help us out with the ID of the soldier, unit, address etc. Thanks a lot!

Here are some pictures:

Information

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[Patrick Chadwick]

Name:
Fusilier Ernst Schmidt, Fusilier Company I/84
Address
Flecken Hundwil, Canton Aargau

http://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/mediat...news/126772618

Could still be living. Try a Swiss telephone directory.

[kar98k]

good luck with that. contacting the man on my troop tag was the coolest thing i've ever done.

[TheHappyGunner]

Well, I found the address of a "Ernst Schmid" living in Flecken Hundwil:

Schmid Ernst (-Arnold) - local.ch

Could this be him? If so what does the Canton Aargau piece mean?

[CODFan]

A Canton is similar to the State/Province.