German Death Card · primary-source record
Alois Mager
abt 1896 (computed from age at death) – 20 July 1916
Died 20 July 1916 · fell at Fromelles
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At-a-glance facts
Record type
German Death Card
Date of death
20 July 1916
Date of birth
abt 1896 (computed from age at death)
Age at death
20 years (im 21. Lebensjahre)
Place of death
Fromelles (killed in an engagement, per card)
The german death card
From the funeral card
Christliches Andenken im Gebete
an den ehrengeachteten Jüngling
Alois Mager
Soldat im 20. Res.-Inf.-Regt., 3. Komp.,
welcher am 20. Juli 1916 in einem Gefecht in Fromelles durch einen Schrappnell-Kopfschuß[?] im 21. Lebensjahre den Heldentod fürs Vaterland gestorben ist.
Ehre seinem Andenken!
Unbeflecktes Herz Mariä, bitte für uns[?]!
(100 Tage Ablaß)
[illegible]
Contributor's notes & card translation
Alois Mager, who died 20-7-16. Soldier in the 20th Reserve Infantry Regt. German War Graves shows he is buried in Beaucamps-Ligny. Block 8, Grave 237.
English translation of the card text: Christian remembrance in prayer of the honourable young man Alois Mager, soldier in the 20th Reserve Infantry Regiment, 3rd Company, who died a hero's death for the Fatherland on 20 July 1916 in an engagement at Fromelles, from a shrapnel shot to the head, in the 21st year of his life. Honour to his memory! Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us! (100 days' indulgence.) These small prayer cards (Sterbebilder) were given to family and friends in the Roman Catholic tradition.
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- 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.
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- Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
- Last verified
- 2026-07-02
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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 Mager, 20th Reserve Infantry Regiment, 3rd Company (20. Res.-Inf.-Regt., 3. Komp.), fell 20 July 1916 at Fromelles (killed in an engagement, per card)," photographed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/mager-alois-1916/ : accessed [your access date]).
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