The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1856
Private Ansel Unger Record no. 008441 · The 3rd Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 18 September 1856
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 008441
Record of service
- Name
- Ansel Unger
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 3rd Marsh Regiment, depot at Kessel
- Date of loss
- 18 September 1856
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- The Autumn Action at Crow Island. The 3rd Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report.
- Age at loss
- 33
- Regiment, same day
- 53 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 18 September 1856
1. The above-named was entered on the strength of The 3rd Marsh Regiment at the depot at Kessel. 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
- 14 February 1823, at Vellmar, The Capital District
- Civil occupation
- farmer
- Register
- National Archive entry
Civil occupation before service: farmer, of Vellmar.
Next of kin
| child | Frida Unger | born 1847, died 1908 | carpenter | |
| child | Aurel Unger | born 1848, died 1896 | farmer | |
| child | Hanne Unger | born 1851, died 1922 | labourer | |
| father | Konrad Unger | born 1781, died 1856 | farm labourer | |
| mother | Johanna Jost | born 1798, died 1840 | peat cutter | |
| spouse | Rosalind Neitzvaur | born 1823, died 1873 | smith | married 1 January 1847 |
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.