LENCK, GUSTAV [SSNE 7772]

Surname

LENCK, LENKE

First name

GUSTAV, GUSTAF

Title/rank

MAJOR

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

Gustav Lenck was born 1634, the son of Major James Lenck [SSNE 4358] and his wife Maria Hard. From 1653 he served in the Ostgota cavalry. He later became captain of horse. He died in 1685.

Wademar Stenhammar and Reinhold Stenbock, Andra Livgrenadjar Regement, 1552-1927 (Linkoping, 1941), p.73.

Service record

SWEDEN, OSTGOTA

Arrived 1653-01-01, as TROOPER

Departed 1679-12-30, as MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY