John Bert (Bert) RIEDEL

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RIEDEL, John Bert

Service Number:	602
Enlisted:	9 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nurioopta, South Australia, 29 October 1889
Home Town:	Nuriootpa, Barossa, South Australia
Schooling:	Nuriootpa Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Fruit Preserver
Died:	Died of Wounds, Bailleul, France, 21 July 1916, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 11, Row F, Grave 30,
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Angaston District WW1 Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nuriootpa Honor Board WW1

World War 1 Service

9 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 602, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 602, Keswick, South Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 602, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 602, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography

Real name was Johann Berthold Riedel eldest son of German Barossa Valley Pioneers Gustav and Johanna Riedel Bootmakers of main street Nurioopta who arrived in South Australia as Lutheran Immigrants in 1836. He could speak fluent German. Wounded 20.07.1916 at Fromelle France and transferred to 15 Field Ambulance AIF and then no 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station in Bailleul France. Died of Wounds on 21.07.1916

Research by Philip Riedel - He was my Great Uncle

"THE LATE PRIVATE J. B. RIEDEL.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Riedel, of Nuriootpa, have received news of the death of their eldest son (Bert), who died of wounds on July 21 while on active service at the front. Private Riedel was 27 years of age, and for a number of years was employed at Mr. G. Penn's Preserving Works, Nuriootpa and Adelaide. He then joined the Sydney Railway Department, and was employed at the Eveleigh stores. After two years' service he returned to South Australia, where his services were sought by the Angas Park Preserving Works, with whom he stayed until after the fruit season. Prior to enlisting he assisted in his father's business. He returned to Sydney to enlist, but subsequently he decided to return to Adelaide, where he joined the colors over a year ago. He was of a jovial disposition, and was liked by all who knew him." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 19 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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