The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1845
Private Matthis Herwitz Record no. 006705 · The 1st Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 23 January 1845
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 006705
Record of service
- Name
- Matthis Herwitz
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 1st Marsh Regiment, depot at Marschau
- Date of loss
- 23 January 1845
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- Not attributed to a named action; lost on the Line
- Age at loss
- 19
- Regiment, same day
- 1 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 23 January 1845
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
- 17 May 1825, at Marschau, The Osmoor
- Civil occupation
- shopkeeper
- Register
- National Archive entry
The above-named was a shopkeeper of Marschau before entering the regiment.
Next of kin
| father | Stellan Herwitz | born 1759, died 1834 | clerk | |
| mother | Liesl Mahler | born 1780, died 1858 | 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.