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ROESLER, Albert William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3590 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 13 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Sellheim State School |
| Occupation: | Railway Clerk |
| Died: | 1980, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Charters Towers Methodist Circuit Great War Roll of Honour, Charters Towers Sellheim State School WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3590, 7th Field Ambulance, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 3590, 7th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 3590, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Albert was born in Russell River, Cairns on 13 Jun 1896, son of Carl Friedrich Ferdinand Roesler and Marianne Pix. He enlisted 5 Apr 1915 and embarked from Brisbane 24 May 1915 on HMAT A11 “Ascanius” for Egypt and Gallipoli. Private Roesler served with the 7th Field Ambulance on Gallipoli and on the Western Front. He returned to Australia 2 Mar 1919. He married Margaret Annie Miers on 12 Jul 1921. Albert was a clerk in the railways. He died 1980.
Courtesy of Samual Cox