The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1875
Private Gustav Rusk Record no. 010854 · The 3rd Marsh Regiment · enemy fire, 1 February 1875
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 010854
Record of service
- Name
- Gustav Rusk
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 3rd Marsh Regiment, depot at Kessel
- Date of loss
- 1 February 1875
- Cause
- enemy fire
- Action
- Not attributed to a named action; lost on the Line
- Age at loss
- 40
- Regiment, same day
- 1 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 1 February 1875
1. The record is compiled from the regimental return and the Records Office register. 2. The cause of loss is entered as enemy fire. 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
- 14 June 1834, at Bruchau, Kesselhöh
- Civil occupation
- farm labourer
- Register
- National Archive entry
Before service the above-named is entered in the civil register as a farm labourer.
Next of kin
| child | Gudrun Rusk | born 1858, died 1908 | housekeeper | |
| child | Josef Rusk | born 1868, died 1932 | factory worker | |
| child | Anna Rusk | born 1871, died 1891 | shopkeeper | |
| child | Hugo Rusk | born 1873, died 1877 | factory worker | |
| child | Maria Rusk | born 1874, died 1918 | farm labourer | |
| father | Tomas Rusk | born 1800, died 1861 | soldier | |
| mother | Marit Gienar | born 1803, died 1882 | peat cutter | |
| spouse | Brigitta Fenn | born 1837, died 1915 | farmer | married 15 January 1856 |
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.