Af: Carlos Escoto

Carlos Escoto — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:42:13 +0000

Sorry if I don’t write in danish, as it is not my language.
My great grandfather was Peter Andresen Schmidt, the older brother to Nis and Marius Christian who both died in the Great War.
Peter Andresen led also an interesting life. I understand he worked for a bank in the US and as part of his work he had to travel to a lot of places, including Mexico (where he met my great grandmother, Maria Antonieta Rodriguez) and to Haiti.
Peter and Ma Antonieta had three children in Mexico: Octavio, Elsbeth (in honor of his mother -Elsabeth) and Aneken (in honor of his sister).
My grandmother was Elsbeth Andresen (the registar in Mexico thought that Andresen -not Schmidt- was Peter’s last name!!), who would tell us some stories of his uncles who fought and died in the war. Me, as a boy growing up in the 80’s in Mexico City, these stories seemed so wild and far off. I regret not being old enough to ask her more.
If I remember properly, Peter died in the 1940’s. The Mexican branch of the family tried to reconnect with the “Andresens” in Denmark and now I understand why we couldn’t. Our real last name is not “Andresen” but Schmidt! If there is any Schmidt from this family branch out there reading this, please reach out!!!

Af: Preben T. Clausen

Preben T. Clausen — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:04:03 +0000

Nis Schmidts søster, Christine, skriver følgende i et brev til svigerinden, Inge Clausen i Bjolderup:
“Onsdag Formiddag den 10. Juli Kl. ½10 kom der fjendtlige Flyvere over Tournai. Nis sad i Haven og læste, da slog en Bombe ned. Han kastede sig paa Jorden og saaredes i højre Side, der hvor Nis havde siddet faldt der ingen Splitter hen. Kammeraterne fandt ham senere liggende i Haven og bragte ham ind i Huset. Bror Nis var den eneste som blev ramt. Senere førtes han i Automobil til Lazarettet, hvor han saa sov hen Fredag Nat Kl. 3. Da Søsteren kom til Sengen slog Hjertet ikke mere og straks derefter var vores lille Nis hos Gud.”

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