The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1880
Sergeant Valter Brenn Record no. 011366 · The 1st Marsh Regiment · killed in action, 17 January 1880
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 011366
Record of service
- Name
- Valter Brenn
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Regiment
- The 1st Marsh Regiment, depot at Marschau
- Date of loss
- 17 January 1880
- Cause
- killed in action
- Action
- The Winter Action at the Drowned Wood. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report.
- Age at loss
- 22
- Regiment, same day
- 16 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 17 January 1880
1. The record is compiled from the regimental return and the Records Office register. 2. The cause of loss is entered as killed in 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
- 2 January 1858, at Norrwick, Norrfeld
- Civil occupation
- banker
- Register
- National Archive entry
Before service the above-named is entered in the civil register as a banker.
Next of kin
| father | Ansel Brenn | born 1836, died 1865 | miner | |
| mother | Ottilie Krasser | born 1834, died 1907 | mason |
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.