The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1855
Private Hendrik Amsel Record no. 008375 · The 2nd Marsh Regiment · enemy fire, 10 September 1855
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 008375
Record of service
- Name
- Hendrik Amsel
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 2nd Marsh Regiment, depot at Ostrabruck
- Date of loss
- 10 September 1855
- Cause
- enemy fire
- Action
- The Autumn Action at Crow Island. The 2nd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report.
- Age at loss
- 27
- Regiment, same day
- 25 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 10 September 1855
1. The 2nd Marsh Regiment: return received and entered. 2. Cause of loss: enemy fire. 3. Next of kin informed. 4. The line holds.
Civil particulars
- Born
- 22 December 1827, at Kesselkirchen, The Ostrand
- Civil occupation
- official
- Register
- National Archive entry
Civil occupation before service: official, of Kesselkirchen.
Next of kin
| father | Matthis Amsel | born 1803, died 1840 | official | |
| mother | Liesl Kreil | born 1794, died 1861 | soldier |
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.