The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1941
Private Willem Nelmann Record no. 016670 · The 2nd Marsh Regiment · enemy fire, 18 July 1941
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 016670
Record of service
- Name
- Willem Nelmann
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 2nd Marsh Regiment, depot at Ostrabruck
- Date of loss
- 18 July 1941
- Cause
- enemy fire
- Action
- Not attributed to a named action; lost on the Line
- Age at loss
- 28
- Regiment, same day
- 1 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 18 July 1941
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 February 1913, at Vellmar, The Capital District
- Civil occupation
- merchant
- Register
- National Archive entry
Before service the above-named is entered in the civil register as a merchant.
Next of kin
| child | Marta Nelmann | born 1934, died 2006 | official | |
| child | Luise Nelmann | born 1936, died 1977 | shop assistant | |
| child | Ingrid Nelmann | born 1938, died 1973 | teacher | |
| father | Edvard Nelmann | born 1884, died 1927 | labourer | |
| mother | Margit Hallin | born 1883, died 1942 | merchant | |
| spouse | Marta Brenn | born 1913, died 1979 | factory worker | married 23 June 1934 |
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.