The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1920
Lieutenant Leon Schirboss Record no. 015144 · The 1st Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 4 April 1920
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 015144
Record of service
- Name
- Leon Schirboss
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- Regiment
- The 1st Marsh Regiment, depot at Marschau
- Date of loss
- 4 April 1920
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- Not attributed to a named action; lost on the Line
- Age at loss
- 30
- Regiment, same day
- 1 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 4 April 1920
1. The above-named was entered on the strength of The 1st Marsh Regiment at the depot at Marschau. 2. Loss was reported by the officer commanding and confirmed by the Records Office. 3. The next of kin were informed by the Ministry's letter. 4. The official date and cause are as published.
Civil particulars
- Born
- 27 December 1889, at Oberholt, Norrfeld
- Civil occupation
- miner
- Register
- National Archive entry
Before service the above-named is entered in the civil register as a miner.
Next of kin
| child | Helene Schirboss | born 1918, died 1983 | physician | |
| father | Kurt Schirboss | born 1866, died 1913 | farmer | |
| mother | Hedwig Ziegler | born 1863, died 1935 | farmer | |
| spouse | Berta Brenn | born 1889, died 1969 | engineer | married 14 April 1912 |
The persons entered above are the next of kin as given by the above-named on entering the regiment, corrected against the civil register.
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.