The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1827
Corporal Xaver Voss Record no. 003531 · The 1st Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 3 May 1827
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 003531
Record of service
- Name
- Xaver Voss
- Rank
- Corporal
- Regiment
- The 1st Marsh Regiment, depot at Marschau
- Date of loss
- 3 May 1827
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- The Spring 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
- 24
- Regiment, same day
- 58 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 3 May 1827
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 June 1802, at Vellmar, The Capital District
- Civil occupation
- miner
- Register
- National Archive entry
Civil occupation before service: miner, of Vellmar.
Next of kin
| child | Margit Voss | born 1825, died 1889 | smith | |
| spouse | Rosalind Fenn | born 1787, died 1872 | miller | married 11 April 1824 |
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.