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Casualty Roll for 1885 As published by the War Ministry under the Press Act · 133 names

7 officers and 126 other ranks. 13 decorated. 2 named actions. Commander of the Line: Ansel Moor.

133Names

7Officers

126Other ranks

13Decorated

25The 1st Marsh Regiment

54The 2nd Marsh Regiment

11The 3rd Marsh Regiment

43The 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 · 1885WM/ROLL/1885

Named actions

15 May 1885

The Spring Action at the Widow's Reach. The 4th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report. 29 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause	Decoration
15 May 1885	Private	Edvard Fenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Weinheim	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Ottmar Fenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hollau	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Rudolf Lindholt	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hochstadt	enemy action
15 May 1885	Sergeant	Roderik Ostrand	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Marschau	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Tomas Fetzing	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Sudholt	enemy fire
15 May 1885	Corporal	Edvard Stiegl	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Grauburg	enemy action	the Order of the Reed
15 May 1885	Private	Leon Kaltz	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Sandfeld	enemy fire
15 May 1885	Private	Magnus Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Bruchberg	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Rudolf Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Bertil Vetter	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Weinwick	enemy fire
15 May 1885	Private	Rainer Kessler	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Hugo Fromm	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Ottmar Dill	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Weinau	enemy fire
15 May 1885	Sergeant	Bertil Lenz	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action	the Order of the Reed
15 May 1885	Private	Gustav Rusk	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hagenkirchen	enemy action	the Star of the Wardens
15 May 1885	Private	Emil Schaulberg	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
15 May 1885	Corporal	Roderik Tarn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Tarnmund	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Viktor Kessler	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Talberg	enemy fire
15 May 1885	Private	Konrad Dorn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Eisenheim	enemy action	the Line Medal
15 May 1885	Private	Casimir Palel	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy fire
15 May 1885	Corporal	Friedl Heisthardt	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Weinfeld	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Viktor Vardil	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Bruchberg	killed in action
15 May 1885	Private	Oskar Franwitz	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	killed in action	the Line Medal
15 May 1885	Corporal	Gregor Tolmann	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Grauholt	killed in action
15 May 1885	Private	Josef Tarn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Tarnmund	enemy action	the Order of the Reed
15 May 1885	Corporal	Paul Selen	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
15 May 1885	Corporal	Ludwig Miltzes	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy fire
15 May 1885	Private	Leon Wolter	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hagenkirchen	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Xaver Faker	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Norrhafen	enemy fire

25 July 1885

The Summer Action at Mule Ford. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report. 35 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause	Decoration
25 July 1885	Corporal	Lorenz Brenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Norrau	killed in action
25 July 1885	Private	Jorn Wendl	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	killed in action
25 July 1885	Corporal	Lorenz Rusk	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Sandhafen	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Fedor Wickek	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Sandhafen	enemy action
25 July 1885	Corporal	Paul Brenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Norrhafen	enemy fire
25 July 1885	Sergeant	Tomas Brenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Berging	enemy fire
25 July 1885	Sergeant	Bertil Schestsich	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Kessel	killed in action
25 July 1885	Private	Ludwig Fromm	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Reedtal	enemy action
25 July 1885	Lieutenant	Valter Vellmann	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Sudholt	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Ludwig Tosen	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hagenkirchen	enemy fire
25 July 1885	Private	Paul Marrow	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Marschau	enemy action
25 July 1885	Corporal	Xaver Dorn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellhausen	enemy action
25 July 1885	Corporal	Valter Valrien	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Niederbruck	enemy fire
25 July 1885	Lieutenant	Jorn Gansel	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Norrfurt	killed in action
25 July 1885	Private	Bertil Brenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Anton Matkroff	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Kohlmar	enemy fire
25 July 1885	Private	Josef Wendl	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Grautal	killed in action
25 July 1885	Private	Kurt Holt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hochstadt	enemy action
25 July 1885	Corporal	Hugo Fenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hagenstadt	killed in action
25 July 1885	Private	Edvard Lenz	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Bergsee	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Ottmar Jost	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Eisenheim	enemy action	the Order of the Reed
25 July 1885	Private	Magnus Kessler	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Piet Dorn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Sudholt	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Ernst Neitzvaur	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Sanding	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Karl Wendl	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Brennholt	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Ottmar Brenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Kesseltal	enemy fire
25 July 1885	Private	Jorn Dahlmann	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Emil Jost	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Neuheim	killed in action	the Order of the Reed
25 July 1885	Major	Aurel Maholt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hollwald	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Piet Egge	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Karl Zalberg	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy fire
25 July 1885	Private	Karl Broffel	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
25 July 1885	Private	Aurel Reedholt	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hochfurt	enemy fire
25 July 1885	Private	Oskar Hernen	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Grauhagen	killed in action
25 July 1885	Private	Konrad Nelmann	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellhausen	killed in action

Other engagements

Losses on the Line not attributed to a named action, in order of date. 69 names.

Date	Rank	Name	Regiment	Of	Cause	Decoration
9 January 1885	Private	Hugo Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Norrhafen	enemy action
10 January 1885	Lieutenant	Werner Zeller	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Sudmund	enemy action
15 January 1885	Private	Hugo Crull	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
22 January 1885	Corporal	Tomas Lenz	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Marschau	killed in action	the Star of the Wardens
22 January 1885	Corporal	Anton Ort	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Weinfeld	enemy action
24 January 1885	Private	Ernst Mornen	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Weinau	enemy action
2 February 1885	Private	Ivo Hauk	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Sudfurt	enemy action
4 February 1885	Private	Emil Isker	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Eichental	enemy action
7 February 1885	Private	Ivo Mengen	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Dammberg	enemy action
11 February 1885	Corporal	Matthis Peirdor	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Dammberg	enemy fire
18 February 1885	Sergeant	Bertil Unger	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Berging	enemy action
19 February 1885	Private	Hendrik Teter	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Tarnmoor	enemy action
28 February 1885	Private	Roland Bresmel	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Hagenkirchen	enemy action
6 March 1885	Private	Oskar Tristmoch	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Berging	enemy action
8 March 1885	Sergeant	Leon Hussfeld	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Tarnmoor	killed in action
11 March 1885	Corporal	Bruno Voss	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Salzhafen	enemy action
15 March 1885	Private	Konrad Voss	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Lindenwick	enemy action
6 April 1885	Private	Bruno Fenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
6 April 1885	Private	Konrad Rusk	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
23 April 1885	Private	Piet Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Weinau	enemy action
23 April 1885	Private	Stellan Moner	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Weinwick	killed in action	the Line Medal
28 April 1885	Private	Egon Stiegl	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Brennholt	enemy action
3 May 1885	Corporal	Oskar Bastbik	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Werner Bohm	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Norrbruck	enemy action
15 May 1885	Private	Emil Tiendiech	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Berging	enemy fire
17 May 1885	Corporal	Piet Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	killed in action
22 May 1885	Sergeant	Ottmar Stiegl	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Brennholt	enemy action	the Order of the Reed
23 May 1885	Private	Casimir Marrow	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	killed in action
24 May 1885	Corporal	Friedl Serfeld	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Lindental	enemy action
3 June 1885	Sergeant	Ludwig Kolm	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Bruchwick	killed in action
7 June 1885	Private	Willem Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Norrbruck	enemy action
8 June 1885	Sergeant	Magnus Kessler	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Sandfeld	enemy action
18 June 1885	Private	Josef Hallin	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Reedtal	enemy action
26 June 1885	Sergeant	Tobias Hallin	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy fire
26 June 1885	Private	Viktor Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Ostrahausen	killed in action
26 June 1885	Private	Ulrik Nussbaum	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Brennholt	enemy action
2 July 1885	Corporal	Tomas Klocker	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy fire
18 July 1885	Private	Piet Bristnekar	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy fire
25 July 1885	Private	Albrecht Kolm	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
6 August 1885	Private	Roderik Brenn	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Wasserdorf	enemy fire
8 August 1885	Private	Anton Kessler	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
9 August 1885	Corporal	Anton Brenn	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	killed in action
17 August 1885	Private	Konrad Klotwitz	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	killed in action
19 August 1885	Corporal	Konrad Hallin	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy action
25 August 1885	Private	Otto Pfeil	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Sudmund	enemy action
3 September 1885	Lieutenant	Edvard Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Dammsee	enemy action
4 September 1885	Private	Gustav Salm	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
5 September 1885	Corporal	Ivo Laveisen	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Hagenkirchen	enemy fire
6 September 1885	Sergeant	Teodor Krispaut	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
12 September 1885	Private	Ansel Wendl	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy fire
14 September 1885	Corporal	Leon Hallin	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Oberbach	enemy action
17 September 1885	Private	Konrad Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Norrhafen	enemy action
2 October 1885	Sergeant	Casimir Rusk	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellhausen	enemy action
3 October 1885	Private	Anton Ehrlich	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Bruchwick	enemy action
8 October 1885	Captain	Egon Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy fire
11 October 1885	Private	Ulrik Tieral	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Feldburg	enemy action
15 October 1885	Sergeant	Gustav Bornberg	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Dammsee	enemy action
17 October 1885	Corporal	Edvard Birk	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Bruchwick	enemy action
26 October 1885	Private	Josef Gerst	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	Sudholt	enemy action
31 October 1885	Private	Ivo Barmann	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellhausen	enemy action
2 November 1885	Private	Roland Nordmann	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
3 December 1885	Captain	Valter Kessler	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Neuholt	enemy action
4 December 1885	Private	Willem Geinden	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Brenndorf	enemy action
6 December 1885	Private	Viktor Falk	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Hollstadt	enemy action
21 December 1885	Private	Konrad Brenn	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Brennholt	enemy action	the Line Medal
21 December 1885	Private	Ivo Voss	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
27 December 1885	Corporal	Tomas Hallin	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Kessel	enemy action
28 December 1885	Private	Oskar Wendl	The 1st Marsh Regiment	Vellmar	enemy action
29 December 1885	Corporal	Hendrik Schonding	The 4th Marsh Regiment	Ostrabruck	enemy action	the Star of the Wardens

Reading of the roll

The roll was read at the Victory Day parade of 1886. The 75th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in light rain. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 12,000. The year's casualty roll is read. Report.

Named actions

15 May 1885

25 July 1885

Other engagements

Reading of the roll

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