The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1932
Private Rudolf Heisthardt Record no. 016005 · The 4th Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 16 August 1932
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 016005
Record of service
- Name
- Rudolf Heisthardt
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 4th Marsh Regiment, depot at Hollstadt
- Date of loss
- 16 August 1932
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- The Summer Action at the Ninth Kilometre. The 4th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report.
- Age at loss
- 36
- Regiment, same day
- 33 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 16 August 1932
1. The 4th Marsh Regiment: return received and entered. 2. Cause of loss: enemy action. 3. Next of kin informed. 4. The line holds.
Civil particulars
- Born
- 29 January 1896, at Talkirchen, Kesselhöh
- Civil occupation
- factory worker
- Register
- National Archive entry
Civil occupation before service: factory worker, of Talkirchen.
Next of kin
| child | Brigitte Heisthardt | born 1922, died 1978 | accountant | |
| child | Martin Heisthardt | born 1923, died 1983 | lawyer | |
| father | Teodor Heisthardt | born 1854, died 1935 | typist | |
| mother | Ilse Jann | born 1856, died 1914 | clerk | |
| spouse | Paula Kaltz | born 1898, died 1957 | labourer | married 27 November 1920 |
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.