The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1868
Sergeant Matthis Brenn Record no. 010021 · The 2nd Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 1 June 1868
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 010021
Record of service
- Name
- Matthis Brenn
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Regiment
- The 2nd Marsh Regiment, depot at Ostrabruck
- Date of loss
- 1 June 1868
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- The Summer Action at the Grey Shallows. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report.
- Age at loss
- 29
- Regiment, same day
- 60 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 1 June 1868
1. The record is compiled from the regimental return and the Records Office register. 2. The cause of loss is entered as enemy action. 3. The name stands on the roll for the year and is read at Victory Square. 4. No further particulars are published, under the Press Act.
Civil particulars
- Born
- 27 July 1838, at Ostrabruck, The Ostrand
- Civil occupation
- weaver
- Register
- National Archive entry
Civil occupation before service: weaver, of Ostrabruck.
Next of kin
| child | Bertil Brenn | born 1865, died 1923 | factory worker | |
| father | Josef Brenn | born 1807, died 1860 | farm labourer | |
| mother | Marit Mertz | born 1805, died 1874 | vintner | |
| spouse | Anneke Seltkar | born 1835, died 1878 | farm labourer | married 27 June 1859 |
Next of kin as entered at the depot and confirmed by the National Archive.
Pension: the Ministry's pension under the War Widows Act and the Pensions Act is paid to the next of kin entered above, at the rate for the rank, from the first quarter-day after the date of loss.