The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1941
Sergeant Leon Brenn Record no. 016636 · The 1st Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 20 August 1941
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 016636
Record of service
- Name
- Leon Brenn
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Regiment
- The 1st Marsh Regiment, depot at Marschau
- Date of loss
- 20 August 1941
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- Not attributed to a named action; lost on the Line
- Age at loss
- 36
- Regiment, same day
- 1 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 20 August 1941
1. Entered from the depot at Marschau. 2. Reported lost on the Line by the regiment. 3. Confirmed by the Records Office and gazetted. 4. Pension papers issued to the next of kin at the rate for the rank.
Civil particulars
- Born
- 19 February 1905, at Graukirchen, The Ostrand
- Civil occupation
- farmer
- Register
- National Archive entry
The above-named was a farmer of Graukirchen before entering the regiment.
Next of kin
| child | Sabine Brenn | born 1939, died 1940 | electrician | |
| child | Katja Brenn | born 1940, died 2011 | driver | |
| father | Viktor Brenn | born 1874, died 1925 | teacher | |
| mother | Helene Tann | born 1872, died 1936 | merchant | |
| spouse | Marta Rachsas | born 1908, died 1984 | farmer | married 23 November 1931 |
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.