How to trace the owner of my k11 (I have a troop tag.) Pics too.

[Fruler]

I recently purchased a k11 and there was a troop tag under the buttplate... I know it's to my rifle as the serial number was written on the opposite side of soldiers information.

I have googled and googled... Even tried typing in phrases in German and French... And have found absolutely nothing on this man...

His name was Johann Stettler and was born in 1918.
His address is seen in the photo... At the time he lived in Thun.
Interestingly, he was a cook or worked in the food services, or catering service somehow while in the military... That information is presented as VPT. KP. on the troop tag...

If anyone knows a way of finding anything about him or his life out I would really like to know... He took great care of this rifle... I'm just curious as to who he was...

If you guys can decipher something in the troop tag that I didn't already write, please tell me.

Edit to add this... Me. Johann Stettler even carved the rifles serial number into the sling, in a place that would be hard to see... I'm not sure if that common to do or not, but I know the sling is original most likely...
Rifle was purchased by me from Simpson.

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