The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1882
Corporal Piet Hinner Record no. 011589 · The 1st Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 9 April 1882
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 011589
Record of service
- Name
- Piet Hinner
- Rank
- Corporal
- Regiment
- The 1st Marsh Regiment, depot at Marschau
- Date of loss
- 9 April 1882
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- The Spring Action at Heron Bend. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report.
- Age at loss
- 25
- Regiment, same day
- 48 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 9 April 1882
1. Entered from the depot at Marschau. 2. Reported lost on the Line by the regiment. 3. Confirmed by the Records Office and gazetted. 4. Pension papers issued to the next of kin at the rate for the rank.
Civil particulars
- Born
- 3 February 1857, at Ostrabruck, The Ostrand
- Civil occupation
- farm labourer
- Register
- National Archive entry
Civil occupation before service: farm labourer, of Ostrabruck.
Next of kin
| father | Jorn Hinner | born 1828, died 1891 | smith | |
| mother | Ottilie Gerst | born 1825, died 1884 | farm labourer |
Next of kin as entered at the depot and confirmed by the National Archive.
Pension: the Ministry's pension under the War Widows Act and the Pensions Act is paid to the next of kin entered above, at the rate for the rank, from the first quarter-day after the date of loss.