4. Pocketbook Gerrit Nagel - Corps of Army Maritime Engineers
Below you will find the military pocketbook of Gerrit Nagel, born on August 1, 1903, in Winschoten. At the time of the pocketbook’s creation, Gerrit was unmarried and worked as an electrician. On May 12, 1922, he voluntarily enlisted as a combat engineer for a period of four years. He was registered for the conscription of 1923 in the municipality of Winschoten. On March 4, 1924, Gerrit was transferred to the Corps of Pontonniers and Torpedisten. He became a Torpedist Stoker on May 10, 1924, and was promoted to Corporal Stoker on August 10, 1925. On March 17, 1926, Gerrit reenlisted for a year, and then again on February 10, 1927, for a period of four years. On March 15, 1928, he was promoted to Corporal Machinedriver. In 1928, he was awarded the Watersnood Medal. Finally, on August 10, 1931, he was promoted to Sergeant Machinedriver, and on May 2, 1932, Gerrit was voluntarily connected to the army for an indefinite period of time. The last remarks in the pocketbook were written on December 18, 1933. Therefore, Gerrit Nagel served with the Corps of Pontonniers and Torpedisten at least until 1933.
