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Casualty Roll for 1879 As published by the War Ministry under the Press Act · 121 names

8 officers and 113 other ranks. 9 decorated. 4 named actions. Commander of the Line: Josef Wendl.

121Names

8Officers

113Other ranks

9Decorated

40The 1st Marsh Regiment

22The 2nd Marsh Regiment

14The 3rd Marsh Regiment

45The 4th Marsh Regiment

The roll as published by the War Ministry under the Press Act and read at Victory Square.

War Ministry · Roll of the fallen · 1879WM/ROLL/1879

Named actions

8 June 1879

The Summer Action at the Ninth Kilometre. The 4th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report. 14 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause	Decoration
8 June 1879	Private	Magnus Ebner	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Weinau	enemy action
8 June 1879	Private	Jorn Wendl	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
8 June 1879	Private	Josef Meirer	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Bergberg	enemy action
8 June 1879	Private	Lorenz Hallin	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
8 June 1879	Private	Magnus Hallin	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Dammberg	enemy action
8 June 1879	Captain	Rainer Dill	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Wasserdorf	enemy action	the Star of the Wardens
8 June 1879	Private	Aurel Hallin	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Furttal	enemy action
8 June 1879	Private	Teodor Stiegl	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hagenkirchen	enemy action
8 June 1879	Sergeant	Matthis Moor	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Bruchberg	enemy action
8 June 1879	Sergeant	Werner Salm	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Oberholt	enemy action
8 June 1879	Private	Valter Fenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Tarnmoor	enemy fire
8 June 1879	Private	Rainer Fenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
8 June 1879	Private	Edvard Hallin	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Graukirchen	killed in action
8 June 1879	Private	Albrecht Unger	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action

17 November 1879

The Autumn Action at the Sunk Causeway. The 4th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report. 9 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause
17 November 1879	Private	Tomas Staner	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Lindenholt	enemy action
17 November 1879	Private	Anton Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Reedtal	enemy action
17 November 1879	Private	Josef Wendl	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Sanding	enemy action
17 November 1879	Corporal	Konrad Egge	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Grauholt	enemy fire
17 November 1879	Private	Josef Kaltz	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hochfurt	enemy action
17 November 1879	Private	Casimir Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Norrwick	enemy action
17 November 1879	Private	Tomas Wendl	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Oberbach	enemy action
17 November 1879	Private	Ernst Tarn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellhausen	enemy action
17 November 1879	Private	Josef Lenz	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action

20 November 1879

The Autumn Action at Crow Island. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report. 12 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause
20 November 1879	Private	Valter Heide	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy action
20 November 1879	Lieutenant	Casimir Leisstein	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Sudfurt	enemy action
20 November 1879	Private	Tobias Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Dammsee	enemy fire
20 November 1879	Private	Werner Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Tarnmund	killed in action
20 November 1879	Private	Roderik Rusk	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Brennholt	enemy fire
20 November 1879	Lieutenant	Ivo Listpoff	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
20 November 1879	Private	Hendrik Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Hollhausen	enemy action
20 November 1879	Sergeant	Konrad Adler	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Weinfeld	enemy action
20 November 1879	Private	Ulrik Potzen	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Weinwick	enemy fire
20 November 1879	Private	Ulrik Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Ostrahausen	killed in action
20 November 1879	Sergeant	Matthis Hallin	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
20 November 1879	Private	Oskar Kloskinn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Norrwick	enemy action

14 December 1879

The Winter Action at the Ninth Kilometre. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report. 8 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause
14 December 1879	Private	Matthis Wendl	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Weinau	enemy action
14 December 1879	Private	Jorn Kralich	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy action
14 December 1879	Private	Konrad Neissmil	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
14 December 1879	Private	Xaver Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Weinau	enemy action
14 December 1879	Private	Lorenz Kalvund	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
14 December 1879	Private	Konrad Tokbrell	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
14 December 1879	Corporal	Ottmar Voss	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Reedtal	enemy action
14 December 1879	Captain	Ivo Amsel	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Sanding	enemy action

Other engagements

Losses on the Line not attributed to a named action, in order of date. 78 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause	Decoration
11 January 1879	Private	Rainer Rorer	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Westhafen	enemy action
13 January 1879	Private	Hendrik Vogt	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Sudfurt	enemy action
14 January 1879	Private	Hendrik Sennfein	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	killed in action
19 January 1879	Corporal	Magnus Wulf	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Sudholt	enemy action
21 January 1879	Private	Ottmar Rusk	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Tarnmoor	enemy action
21 January 1879	Private	Rainer Vekklal	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
25 January 1879	Sergeant	Hugo Scher	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Tarnmund	enemy action
29 January 1879	Sergeant	Tomas Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Salzhafen	enemy action
1 February 1879	Corporal	Matthis Gristen	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action	the Star of the Wardens
2 February 1879	Corporal	Aurel Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy fire
4 February 1879	Sergeant	Albrecht Reedholt	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Hagenstadt	enemy action
5 February 1879	Private	Fedor Marrow	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Norrhafen	killed in action
9 February 1879	Private	Magnus Fenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Oberholt	enemy fire
12 February 1879	Corporal	Ottmar Fenn	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Bruchwick	enemy action
15 February 1879	Private	Werner Fenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Weinheim	enemy action
16 February 1879	Lieutenant	Konrad Miener	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Hagenstadt	enemy action
22 February 1879	Sergeant	Jorn Ostrand	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Sandhafen	enemy action
23 February 1879	Private	Casimir Wulf	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Lindenmar	killed in action
28 February 1879	Private	Konrad Rusk	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Marschau	enemy action	the Star of the Wardens
6 March 1879	Corporal	Ivo Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Tarnmund	enemy action
10 March 1879	Private	Piet Mahler	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy action
23 March 1879	Sergeant	Ivo Jann	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
23 March 1879	Sergeant	Anton Wendl	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Niederbruck	enemy fire
29 March 1879	Private	Ansel Brenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Talberg	killed in action
7 April 1879	Private	Casimir Hiesshardt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	killed in action
9 April 1879	Major	Konrad Brenn	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Tarnmund	enemy action	the Star of the Wardens
13 April 1879	Private	Roderik Fenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Sandfeld	enemy action
6 May 1879	Corporal	Tomas Meintaus	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Wassermar	enemy action
11 May 1879	Private	Anton Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Niederbruck	enemy action
14 May 1879	Private	Magnus Marrow	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
30 May 1879	Private	Hendrik Moor	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Reedtal	enemy action
13 June 1879	Private	Magnus Wendl	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Salzhafen	enemy action
23 June 1879	Corporal	Jorn Brenn	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	killed in action
24 June 1879	Private	Ansel Ort	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Wasserdorf	enemy fire
27 June 1879	Private	Hendrik Wendl	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Brennholt	killed in action
28 June 1879	Private	Egon Heide	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Wasserhafen	enemy fire
29 June 1879	Private	Ottmar Grau	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Dammberg	enemy fire
5 July 1879	Private	Konrad Hallin	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Bergsee	enemy action
11 July 1879	Private	Ansel Lenz	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Wasserdorf	enemy action
16 July 1879	Private	Ivo Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
19 July 1879	Sergeant	Teodor Kolm	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
20 July 1879	Corporal	Aurel Dahlmann	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	killed in action
23 July 1879	Private	Bertil Beten	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Eisenheim	enemy fire
26 July 1879	Private	Casimir Lenz	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Tarnmoor	enemy action
27 July 1879	Private	Werner Marrow	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
8 August 1879	Private	Hendrik Falk	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Marschau	enemy action
14 August 1879	Sergeant	Stellan Brenn	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Ostrahausen	killed in action
17 August 1879	Corporal	Ottmar Hallin	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Dammberg	enemy fire
19 August 1879	Captain	Hendrik Rusk	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy fire
23 August 1879	Private	Josef Hatklich	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Kalkbruck	enemy action
25 August 1879	Private	Matthis Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy fire
31 August 1879	Lieutenant	Hendrik Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	killed in action
2 September 1879	Private	Tobias Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Oberbach	enemy action
2 September 1879	Private	Tomas Dosek	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Berging	enemy fire
3 September 1879	Private	Casimir Tarn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Dammberg	enemy action	the Line Medal
6 September 1879	Sergeant	Tomas Brenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Berging	enemy fire
29 September 1879	Private	Ansel Durhardt	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Ostrahausen	enemy fire
1 October 1879	Private	Edvard Brenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Brennmoor	enemy action
6 October 1879	Private	Anton Wendl	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hagenkirchen	enemy action
10 October 1879	Private	Teodor Hallin	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy fire
11 October 1879	Private	Jorn Moser	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	killed in action
12 October 1879	Private	Piet Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Talkirchen	enemy fire
14 October 1879	Private	Josef Bresmel	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Weinwick	enemy action
17 October 1879	Private	Hendrik Holt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Bruchau	enemy action
18 October 1879	Private	Casimir Bauer	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
18 October 1879	Private	Viktor Rebhuhn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Sudfurt	enemy action
28 October 1879	Private	Ansel Longar	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hollbach	enemy action	the Order of the Reed
31 October 1879	Private	Tomas Norrholt	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Dammberg	enemy action
8 November 1879	Corporal	Gustav Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Sanding	enemy fire	the Line Medal
11 November 1879	Private	Aurel Danel	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Dammberg	killed in action	the Order of the Reed
14 November 1879	Private	Gustav Brundwitz	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy fire
25 November 1879	Private	Jorn Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Norrhafen	enemy action
26 November 1879	Private	Ivo Trerer	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy fire	the Line Medal
28 November 1879	Corporal	Emil Rusk	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Oberbach	enemy action
8 December 1879	Sergeant	Ansel Hiesich	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
10 December 1879	Private	Ludwig Fenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Salzmund	enemy action
23 December 1879	Private	Casimir Brenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Lindenwick	enemy action
25 December 1879	Sergeant	Anton Zeller	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy fire

Reading of the roll

The roll was read at the Victory Day parade of 1880. The 69th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square under clear skies. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 37,000. The year's casualty roll is read. Report.