The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1848
Private Piet Brenn Record no. 007136 · The 1st Marsh Regiment · enemy fire, 5 May 1848
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 007136
Record of service
- Name
- Piet Brenn
- Rank
- Private
- Regiment
- The 1st Marsh Regiment, depot at Marschau
- Date of loss
- 5 May 1848
- Cause
- enemy fire
- Action
- The Spring Action at the Ninth Kilometre. 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
- 31
- Regiment, same day
- 66 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 5 May 1848
1. The record is compiled from the regimental return and the Records Office register. 2. The cause of loss is entered as enemy fire. 3. The name stands on the roll for the year and is read at Victory Square. 4. No further particulars are published, under the Press Act.
Civil particulars
- Born
- 31 December 1816, at Vellmar, The Capital District
- Civil occupation
- farmer
- Register
- National Archive entry
The above-named was a farmer of Vellmar before entering the regiment.
Next of kin
| father | Ottmar Brenn | born 1772, died 1849 | soldier | |
| mother | Vera Hallin | born 1785, died 1832 | mason |
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.