Joseph William CIZZIO

CIZZIO, Joseph William

Service Number: 516
Enlisted: 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney,NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town: Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling: Cleveland Street, Public School, Sydney,New South Wales; Sydney Boys High School, New South Wales
Occupation: Civil Servant
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Rozelle Sydney Harbour Trust Officers and Employees Pictorial Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 516, Enlisted at Sydney,NSW
18 Oct 1914: Involvement Lance Corporal, 516, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914: Embarked Lance Corporal, 516, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
2 May 1915: Involvement Private, 516, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 516 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-02

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Charles and Amy Harriett Cizzio of 'Avoca', 76 Northumberland Avenue, Stanmore, NSW. Brother of Eugene Gustave Cizzio who returned to Australia on 24 July 1919 having served with the 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal