The War Ministry · Records Office · Roll for 1863
Corporal Piet Marrow Record no. 009481 · The 4th Marsh Regiment · enemy action, 26 December 1863
War Ministry · Records OfficeRecord no. 009481
Record of service
- Name
- Piet Marrow
- Rank
- Corporal
- Regiment
- The 4th Marsh Regiment, depot at Hollstadt
- Date of loss
- 26 December 1863
- Cause
- enemy action
- Action
- The Winter Action at the Eel Cut. 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
- 31
- Regiment, same day
- 58 on the roll
- Published
- The Schwartzistan Herald, 26 December 1863
1. Entered from the depot at Hollstadt. 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
- 11 June 1832, at Oberholt, Norrfeld
- Civil occupation
- carter
- Register
- National Archive entry
The above-named was a carter of Oberholt before entering the regiment.
Next of kin
| father | Emil Marrow | born 1780, died 1835 | official | |
| mother | Cordula Seltkar | born 1801, died 1842 | soldier |
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.