The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1818
Private Piet Geirheit Record no. 001982 · The 1st Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 17 July 1818
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 001982
Record of service
- Name
- Piet Geirheit
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 1st Marsh Regiment, depot at Marschau
- Date of loss
- 17 July 1818
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- The Summer Action at Crow Island. 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
- 28
- Regiment, same day
- 120 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 17 July 1818
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
- 6 September 1789, at Hochstadt, Westgau
- Civil occupation
- farm labourer
- Register
- National Archive entry
The above-named was a farm labourer of Hochstadt before entering the regiment.
Next of kin
| child | Margit Geirheit | born 1817, died 1818 | boatman | |
| spouse | Brigitta Brenn | born 1794, died 1832 | farm labourer | married 22 October 1813 |
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.