The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1859
Private Ottmar Trost Record no. 008980 · The 1st Marsh Regiment · killed in action, 5 May 1859
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 008980
Record of service
- Name
- Ottmar Trost
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 1st Marsh Regiment, depot at Marschau
- Date of loss
- 5 May 1859
- Cause
- killed in action
- Action
- Not attributed to a named action; lost on the Line
- Age at loss
- 28
- Regiment, same day
- 1 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 5 May 1859
1. The above-named was entered on the strength of The 1st Marsh Regiment at the depot at Marschau. 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
- 19 July 1830, at Grauholt, The Sudmark
- Civil occupation
- farmer
- Register
- National Archive entry
Civil occupation before service: farmer, of Grauholt.
Next of kin
| child | Hendrik Trost | born 1859, died 1925 | engineer | |
| father | Ivo Trost | born 1803, died 1866 | farm labourer | |
| mother | Elke Wendl | born 1807, died 1854 | official | |
| spouse | Wilma Fenn | born 1831, died 1875 | clerk | married 14 November 1858 |
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.