The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1865
Private Jorn Gerst Record no. 009710 · The 3rd Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 8 July 1865
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 009710
Record of service
- Name
- Jorn Gerst
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 3rd Marsh Regiment, depot at Kessel
- Date of loss
- 8 July 1865
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- The Summer Action at the Long Sedge. 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
- 37
- Regiment, same day
- 39 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 8 July 1865
1. The record is compiled from the regimental return and the Records Office register. 2. The cause of loss is entered as enemy action. 3. The name stands on the roll for the year and is read at Victory Square. 4. No further particulars are published, under the Press Act.
Civil particulars
- Born
- 16 March 1828, at Dammsee, The Osmoor
- Civil occupation
- carpenter
- Register
- National Archive entry
Before service the above-named is entered in the civil register as a carpenter.
Next of kin
| child | Jorn Gerst | born 1853, died 1928 | farm labourer | |
| child | Magnus Gerst | born 1854, died 1881 | factory worker | |
| child | Else Gerst | born 1864, died 1950 | soldier | |
| father | Ottmar Gerst | born 1785, died 1832 | vintner | |
| mother | Ingrid Kessler | born 1792, died 1856 | farmer | |
| spouse | Liesl Hallin | born 1827, died 1865 | smith | married 23 April 1853 |
| spouse | Marit Wendl | born 1830, died 1892 | farmer | married 26 July 1865 |
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.