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GROESSLER, William Jacob Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 783 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Uralla, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Geraldton Convent School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Died of wounds - right shoulder, At sea on board HS Rewa, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 33, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton City Band Honour Board, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Geraldton Our Lady of Sorrows Great War Honour Boards, Geraldton Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 783, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 783, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 783, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of August Henry and Sophia Groessler of Gregory Street, Geraldton, WA. Brother of Henry C.A. Groessler who returned to Australia on 15 September 1918 having served with the 32nd Battalion, Hennriette A.C. Groessler, Eugene Lawrence Groessler who returned to Australia on 19 October 1917 having served with the 16th Battalion and Frank Bernard Groessler who returned to Australia on 15 September 1918 having served with the 16th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Militia as Bugler