The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1946
Private Roland Palel Record no. 017014 · The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment · enemy fire, 13 August 1946
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 017014
Record of service
- Name
- Roland Palel
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment, depot at Vellmar
- Date of loss
- 13 August 1946
- Cause
- enemy fire
- Action
- The Summer Action at the Salt Reach. The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report.
- Age at loss
- 32
- Regiment, same day
- 15 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 13 August 1946
1. The above-named was entered on the strength of The 6th (Reserve) Marsh Regiment at the depot at Vellmar. 2. Loss was reported by the officer commanding and confirmed by the Records Office. 3. The next of kin were informed by the Ministry's letter. 4. The official date and cause are as published.
Civil particulars
- Born
- 1 May 1914, at Ostrabruck, The Ostrand
- Civil occupation
- carter
- Register
- National Archive entry
Before service the above-named is entered in the civil register as a carter.
Next of kin
| child | Uwe Palel | born 1936 | shopkeeper | |
| child | Sabine Palel | born 1942 | nurse | |
| father | Friedl Palel | born 1881, died 1956 | shopkeeper | |
| mother | Paula Hickmaul | born 1881, died 1953 | mason | |
| spouse | Frieda Rusk | born 1913, died 1994 | official | married 6 July 1936 |
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.