The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1870
Corporal Josef Lekleich Record no. 010242 · The 2nd Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 26 October 1870
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 010242
Record of service
- Name
- Josef Lekleich
- Rank
- Corporal
- Regiment
- The 2nd Marsh Regiment, depot at Ostrabruck
- Date of loss
- 26 October 1870
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- Not attributed to a named action; lost on the Line
- Age at loss
- 31
- Regiment, same day
- 1 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 26 October 1870
1. The 2nd Marsh Regiment: return received and entered. 2. Cause of loss: enemy action. 3. Next of kin informed. 4. The line holds.
Civil particulars
- Born
- 11 June 1839, at Vellmar, The Capital District
- Civil occupation
- smith
- Register
- National Archive entry
The above-named was a smith of Vellmar before entering the regiment.
Next of kin
| child | Anton Lekleich | born 1862, died 1929 | factory worker | |
| child | Kurt Lekleich | born 1869, died 1870 | labourer | |
| father | Gustav Lekleich | born 1809, died 1865 | farm labourer | |
| mother | Elke Brenn | born 1807, died 1885 | cook | |
| spouse | Brigitta Weltvundek | born 1838, died 1898 | farm labourer | married 21 December 1860 |
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.