Fortunat Kašnik (Košnik) was born in Gmajna, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia and raised in Legen, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia. His parents were Janez Kašnik and Marija Hričej. He was a stoker on a locomotive and was married. He died in Sela Žakajnska, Croatia and is buried in Rosalnice, Slovenia (Tri Fare). [http://www.sistory.si/zrtve/zrtev]