The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1934
Private Arno Tarn Record no. 016166 · The 5th Marsh Regiment · enemy fire, 19 April 1934
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 016166
Record of service
- Name
- Arno Tarn
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 5th Marsh Regiment, depot at Tarnmund
- Date of loss
- 19 April 1934
- Cause
- enemy fire
- Action
- The Spring Action at Black Pool. The 5th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report.
- Age at loss
- 30
- Regiment, same day
- 19 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 19 April 1934
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
- 20 July 1903, at Kesseltal, The Osmoor
- Civil occupation
- labourer
- Register
- National Archive entry
Before service the above-named is entered in the civil register as a labourer.
Next of kin
| child | Brigitte Tarn | born 1929, died 1992 | shop assistant | |
| child | Sabine Tarn | born 1934, died 2002 | official | |
| father | Friedl Tarn | born 1872, died 1948 | farmer | |
| mother | Paula Hallin | born 1871, died 1938 | farmer | |
| spouse | Marta Wickkrul | born 1902, died 1953 | farm labourer | married 30 October 1926 |
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.