One of the hitherto unsolved mysteries in our family’s history is the fate of Géza (Viktor) Unger. Géza was my great-grandmother Ancs’ uncle, her father’s youngest brother born in Győr in 1860. Accoding to family lore, he deserted the army and emigrated to Nis, Serbia where he married a jeweller’s widow. Why exactly he deserted is unknown to us and it is surprising because his two older brothers Alajos and József (Pepi) both served in the army and his uncle, painter and draughtsman Alajos Unger, had served in the National Guard for a while. What backs this story are both an entrance in the town council minutes in his hometown from 1880, where it says that he was persecuted for an offence related to his military service in Budapest. Additionally there is a photograph by the Serbian photographer Milos Kostic in the possession of my family, which depicts what is probably a somewhat older Géza with a woman, most likely his wife. She might have been pregnant. Milos Kostic worked in Belgrade, but whether or not he also worked in Nis I have been unable to find out so far. Other than the photograph and the information passed down orally to us, we know nothing about how he fared, how long he lived, whether he did have offspring. The search is ongoing. Photos to follow in an update