The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1872
Lieutenant Werner Hauk Record no. 010423 · The 2nd Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 17 July 1872
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 010423
Record of service
- Name
- Werner Hauk
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- Regiment
- The 2nd Marsh Regiment, depot at Ostrabruck
- Date of loss
- 17 July 1872
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- The Summer Action at the Broken Plank. 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
- 31
- Regiment, same day
- 62 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 17 July 1872
1. The above-named was entered on the strength of The 2nd Marsh Regiment at the depot at Ostrabruck. 2. Loss was reported by the officer commanding and confirmed by the Records Office. 3. The next of kin were informed by the Ministry's letter. 4. The official date and cause are as published.
For conduct on the Line in the action of 17 July 1872, gazetted by the War Ministry. For steadiness on the Line under conditions of fog and enemy fire. Gazetted by the War Ministry; the decoration was sent to the next of kin with the Ministry's letter.
Civil particulars
- Born
- 26 September 1840, at Sandfeld, Kesselhöh
- Civil occupation
- smith
- Register
- National Archive entry
Before service the above-named is entered in the civil register as a smith.
Next of kin
| child | Agnes Hauk | born 1862, died 1937 | postal worker | |
| child | Arno Hauk | born 1865, died 1921 | farm labourer | |
| child | Magnus Hauk | born 1870, died 1950 | typist | |
| child | Paula Hauk | born 1872, died 1873 | typist | |
| father | Emil Hauk | born 1813, died 1883 | farmer | |
| mother | Clara Ostrand | born 1810, died 1879 | labourer | |
| spouse | Clara Gerst | born 1837, died 1875 | tailor | married 12 January 1862 |
The persons entered above are the next of kin as given by the above-named on entering the regiment, corrected against the civil register.
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.