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German Death Card · primary-source record

Alois Grabmeier

abt 1887 (computed from age at death) – 9 January 1917

Died 9 January 1917 · fell in Romania

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

German Death Card

Date of death

9 January 1917

Date of birth

abt 1887 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

30 years (im 31. Lebensjahre)

Place of death

Rumänien (Romania)

The german death card

From the funeral card

Zur frommen Erinnerung im Gebete

an den ehrengeachteten Herrn

Alois Grabmeier,

Steinmetz von Weibing,

Gefreiter beim k. b. 6. Res.-Inf.-Rgt.

4. Kompagnie

welcher am 9. Januar 1917 in Ru-

mänien, im 31. Lebensjahre, den

Heldentod fürs Vaterland erlitten hat.

Ehre seinem Andenken!

Druck von J. Nothhaft [?], Deggendorf.

German card text transcribed from the card photograph; uncertain readings are marked [?]. An English translation is given in the research notes below. Sources differ on the surname: the card reads "Grabmeier", while our original posting recorded "Grabmiere". Both readings are preserved; this record follows the card.

Contributor's notes & card translation

English translation of the card text: In pious remembrance in prayer of the honoured gentleman Alois Grabmeier, stonemason of Weibing, lance corporal (Gefreiter) in the Royal Bavarian 6th Reserve Infantry Regiment, 4th Company, who suffered a hero's death for the fatherland on 9 January 1917 in Romania, in his 31st year of life. Honour to his memory! (Printed by J. Nothhaft, Deggendorf.) These small prayer cards (Sterbebilder) were given to family and friends in the Roman Catholic tradition.

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Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-02
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — photograph of the card and a transcription of its German text on this page

Citation: "German death card (Sterbebild) of Alois Grabmeier, k. b. 6. Res.-Inf.-Rgt., 4. Kompagnie (Royal Bavarian 6th Reserve Infantry Regiment, 4th Company), fell 9 January 1917 at Rumänien (Romania)," photographed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/grabmeier-alois-1917/ : accessed [your access date]).

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