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German Death Card · primary-source record

Nikolaus Robl

abt 1884 (computed from age at death) – 25 July 1916

Died 25 July 1916 · fell at Fleury

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

German Death Card

Date of death

25 July 1916

Date of birth

abt 1884 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

32 years (im 33. Lebensjahre — his 33rd year of life)

Place of death

Fleury

The german death card

From the funeral card

Zur frommen Erinnerung im Gebete

an Herrn

Nikolaus Robl

Postbote von Westerham

Gefreiter beim[?] 11. bayr. Inf.-Rgt.,

5. Kompagnie,

welcher am 25. Juli 1916 im 33. Lebens-

jahre bei Fleury den Heldentod fürs[?]

Vaterland erlitten hat.

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 his age: the card reads "im 33. Lebensjahre" (in his 33rd year of life, i.e. aged 32), while the contributor's notes below say "He was 33 years old". This record follows the card reading; both readings are preserved.

Contributor's notes & card translation

Nikolaus Robl was formerly a postman in Westerham. He served in the 11th Bavarian Infantry Regiment, 5 Company, with the rank of Gefreiter. On the 25th of July 1916 he "...suffered a hero's death for the Fatherland..." at Fleury. He was 33 years old.

English translation of the card text: In pious remembrance in prayer of Mr. Nikolaus Robl, postman of Westerham, Gefreiter in the 11th Bavarian Infantry Regiment, 5th Company, who on 25 July 1916, in the 33rd year of his life, suffered a hero's death for the Fatherland at Fleury. 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 Nikolaus Robl, 11th Bavarian Infantry Regiment, 5th Company, fell 25 July 1916 at Fleury," photographed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/robl-nikolaus-1916/ : accessed [your access date]).

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