The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1859
Private Magnus Kessler Record no. 008969 · The 2nd Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 27 October 1859
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 008969
Record of service
- Name
- Magnus Kessler
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 2nd Marsh Regiment, depot at Ostrabruck
- Date of loss
- 27 October 1859
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- Not attributed to a named action; lost on the Line
- Age at loss
- 37
- Regiment, same day
- 1 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 27 October 1859
1. The above-named was entered on the strength of The 2nd Marsh Regiment at the depot at Ostrabruck. 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
- 26 February 1822, at Sudholt, The Ostrand
- Civil occupation
- farmer
- Register
- National Archive entry
The above-named was a farmer of Sudholt before entering the regiment.
Next of kin
| child | Katrin Kessler | born 1847, died 1910 | farmer | |
| child | Matthis Kessler | born 1849, died 1903 | tailor | |
| child | Casimir Kessler | born 1850, died 1857 | clerk | |
| child | Thea Kessler | born 1858, died 1875 | farmer | |
| father | Casimir Kessler | born 1760, died 1832 | farmer | |
| mother | Clara Lerschis | born 1777, died 1840 | farm labourer | |
| spouse | Ilse Klarnich | born 1823, died 1902 | farmer | 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.